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NEUR1020 – Sample Final Exam QUESTION 1 A psychologist is treating a patient, Big Albert, who has recently developed a fear of guinea pigs. They discover that an old conditioned fear of rats, whilst absent for several years, has returned. Fill in the blanks of this scenario: The CR ______ similar novel stimuli; the disappearance of the CR indicates _____, whilst the reappearance of the CR indicates ________. A. generalises to; forgetting; spontaneous recovery. B. generalises to; extinction; spontaneous recovery. C. discriminates; extinction; spontaneous recovery. D. discriminates; forgetting; remembering. QUESTION 2 Elly is studying for an exam. As a way to help motivate her Elly's sister gives her a chocolate treat after five correct responses. Is this continuous or partial reinforcement and what variety of reinforcement is being used? A. Partial; variable ratio B. Continuous; variable ratio C. Continuous; fixed ratio D. Partial; fixed ratio QUESTION 3 What is true about neurons in a retinotopically organised brain region? A. neurons that respond to input from adjacent locations in visual space are adjacent to one another B. neurons that respond selectively to input from one eye are in opposite hemispheres C. neurons in diUerent visual regions encode progressively more complex inputs D. neurons that encode similar inputs are located in the same regions QUESTION 4 Mary had a severe stroke and lost sensation on one entire side of her body. Which lobe and primary brain area has the stroke most likely aUected? A. The parietal lobe, and the primary somatosensory cortex. B. The parietal lobe, and the primary motor cortex C. The temporal lobe, and the primary somatosensory cortex. D. The frontal lobe, and the primary motor cortex. QUESTION 5 You use operant conditioning techniques to litter train your cat, specifically you follow a positive reinforcement technique and give them a treat after every use of the litterbox. Is this technique more or less eUective than punishment techniques and what outcome is associated with this approach? A. More; produces fast acquisition B. Less; produces fast acquisition C. Less; harder to extinguish D. More; harder to extinguish

QUESTION 6 Photoreceptors in the visual system are the equivalent of __________ in the auditory system. A. the cochlear B. the ear C. ganglion cells D. hair cells QUESTION 7 You are testing a patient who has had a recent stroke. During the testing you notice that he doesn't seem to see things on his left side, although he says that his vision is fine. What part of his brain do you think is damaged and what do you suspect is wrong with him? A. Occipital lobe; he is blind to things on the left. B. Frontal lobe; he does not understand the testing and gives inappropriate answers C. Parietal lobe; he is unaware of things on the left. D. Broca's area; he cannot report things that are on the left. QUESTION 8 Two researchers separately set out to examine the relationship between the amount of caUeine consumption and level of physical activity during the day. One researcher measures physical activity by having participants wear a wristband activity monitor and the other researcher asks participants rate at the end of the day how physically active they were during the day. They both repeat their experiment several times and, in all cases, find an identical pattern of results. What can you conclude about their measures from this statement? A. They are both valid but they not both reliable B. They are both reliable and valid C. They are neither reliable nor valid D. They are both reliable but they are not both valid QUESTION 9 Agnes does not report things on her left side after she suUered a recent stroke. Agnes most likely has ________ caused by damage to her ________ A. Broca's aphasia; left frontal lobe B. cortical scotoma; right occipital lobe C. impairment of attention; right parietal lobe D. amnesia; medial temporal lobe QUESTION 10 Captain Ahab lost an eye during an unfortunate accident with a sea creature. Despite this, he is still able to see reasonably well in both visual hemifields. This is due to ___________. A. the fact that his remaining eye still receives information from both sides of visual space B. the fact that visual input through the retina and consequent V1 activity are not necessary for visual perception C. the fact that each hemisphere of the brain still receives information from both sides of visual space D. the fact that perceptual filling-in can compensate for blind spots in the visual field

QUESTION 11 What is a correct order of events that occur during an action potential? A. Membrane potential becomes depolarised, ion channels open to allow sodium to ﬂow into of the cell (depolarisation), positive ions keep ﬂowing into the cell until membrane potential is restored (repolarisation) B. Sodium ion channels open; positive ions ﬂow out of the cell (depolarisation); sodium- potassium pump forces positive ions back out the cell (repolarisation) C. The membrane potential passes the threshold level; ion channels open to allow sodium ions to ﬂow into the cell (depolarisation); ion channels open to allow potassium to ﬂow out of the cell (repolarisation) D. None of these options QUESTION 12 James was examining whether confidence in research design and statistics increases by studying psychology for one semester. To do this, he recruited students who were studying NEUR1020, telling them that the study was particularly important for female students because a lot of female students study psychology, but they are often not so confident in science and maths. The students completed a brief test on research design and statistics and then rated how confident they were in their performance on the test, both at the start of semester and at the end of semester. Which of the following is a potential source of bias in this study design? A. Stereotype threat B. All of these options C. Placebo eUect D. Sampling bias QUESTION 13 If the sodium potassium pump is actively pumping positive charge out of the cell away from the less positively charged area inside the cell, this acts to A. None of these options B. Facilitate depolarisation of the membrane potential C. Lower the threshold level to trigger an action potential D. Raise the membrane potential closer to the threshold to trigger an action potential QUESTION 14 A psychology professor is trying to use reinforcement on their students to increase how much eUort they are putting towards their assignment. What is the fastest way for the professor to have their students increase their eUort? A. Provide positive statements and feedback to the students every three weeks B. Provide positive statements and feedback to the students randomly every couple of submissions C. Provide positive statements and feedback to the students randomly around every couple weeks D. Provide positive statements and feedback to the students every time they submit some work

QUESTION 15 In signal detection theory, which of the following represents the highest sensitivity? A. High hit rate and low false alarm rate B. Low hit rate and high false alarm rate C. Low false alarm rate and low hit rate D. High hit rate and high false alarm rate QUESTION 16 What kind of statement is this: "People with higher IQ will score higher on the final exam than people with lower IQ" A. Theory B. Paradigm C. Hypothesis D. None of these options QUESTION 17 You wake up after attending a party the night before, and think back on your night. Despite the fact that you only had a couple of drinks, you can most sharply remember the beginning and end of the evening. Which memory eUect might account for this? A. Interference in memory B. Primacy and recency eUects C. Temporal decay D. No schema to reconstruct events that occurred in the middle of the evening QUESTION 18 Which of the following best describes the active reconstructive nature of memory? A. Memory does not always perfectly store information because we must interpret information as it is being encoded, which can introduce inaccuracies for what is stored. B. The reconstructive nature of memory exists due to confirmation bias. C. Memory only appears to have an active reconstructive element because people often try and manipulate others. D. Capacity limits in short-term memory create a need for active reconstruction of events. QUESTION 19 Iconic storage refers to: A. Our memory for visual icons such as the McDonalds logo or the Microsoft Word logo B. Our short-lasting, high-resolution memory for visual information C. Our memory for iconic events, such as September 11, 2001 D. Our long-lasting, high-resolution memory for visual information QUESTION 20 Amy has brain damage that prevents inter-hemispheric communication. What activity would she NOT be able to perform when presented information to her right visual field? A. None of these options B. Comprehending a presented word C. Drawing a presented object with her right hand D. Verbally naming a presented object

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