Approaches to Human Cognition: Principles and Models
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What is the principle of cost control in the human brain's topology?

  • Balancing long and short-distance connections
  • Minimizing long-distance connections (correct)
  • Ignoring the impact of long-distance connections
  • Maximizing long-distance connections

    • Which process is encompassed by cognition?

  • Attention, perception, and learning
  • Memory, language, and thinking (correct)
  • Problem-solving, social interaction, and motor skills
  • Reasoning, language, and emotion

    • What does cognitive psychology observe behavior during?

  • Cognitive tasks (correct)
  • Emotional responses
  • Physical activities
  • Sensory experiences

    • What does artificial intelligence involve?

    <p>Programming computers to simulate human intelligence processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which area can cognitive architecture be applied to?

    <p>Any aspect of cognition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does computational modeling involve?

    <p>Programming computers to model some aspects of human cognitive functioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique records electrical activity on the scalp during repeated events and provides a detailed, continuous record of brain activity?

    <p>Event-related potentials (ERPs)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of event-related potentials (ERPs)?

    <p>Limited spatial resolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique uses SQUID to measure magnetic fields produced by brain activity and provides high temporal and good spatial resolution?

    <p>Magneto-encophalography (MEG)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of magneto-encophalography (MEG)?

    <p>Expensive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique emits a brief pulse by a coil next to the skull and disrupts brain activity in the underlying cortex, creating interference in a small and flexible area?

    <p>Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of positron emission tomography (PET)?

    <p>Highly invasive - requires surgery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique is a non-invasive measure of brain activity with excellent spatial resolution but relatively poor temporal resolution?

    <p>Event-related fMRI</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    <p>Indirect measure of brain activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of event-related fMRI?

    <p>Distortions in some brain regions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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