BAPSY Cognitive Psychology and Processes 3

Question 1

Which cognitive bias leads people to overestimate the likelihood of events that are easily recalled from memory?

Accepted Answer

Availability heuristic

Answer

The availability heuristic causes people to judge probability based on how easily examples come to mind, often leading to overestimates of memorable or vivid events.

Question 2

Semantic priming occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A target word is preceded by a conceptually related word

Answer

Semantic priming refers to faster or more accurate processing of a target word when it is preceded by a semantically related prime word.

Question 3

In language comprehension, 'garden-path sentences' demonstrate that the mind:

Accepted Answer

Commits to an initial syntactic interpretation that may need revision

Answer

Garden-path sentences show that readers commit to the most probable initial parse, requiring costly reanalysis when the sentence ends unexpectedly.

Question 4

Which executive function allows a person to stop an ongoing response when circumstances change?

Accepted Answer

Inhibition

Answer

Inhibition is the executive function that suppresses prepotent or ongoing responses when they are no longer appropriate.

Question 5

Episodic memory differs from semantic memory primarily in that episodic memory:

Accepted Answer

Contains personally experienced events with spatial-temporal context

Answer

Episodic memory stores autobiographical events tied to specific times and places, whereas semantic memory contains general factual knowledge without personal context.

BAPSY - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Practice Test

BAPSY - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Practice Test

BAPSY Cognitive Psychology and Processes 3