Psychological Tasks Class Exercise

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What does the Implicit Association Test (IAT) assess?

  • Explicit beliefs
  • Cognitive ability
  • Conscious biases
  • Automatic connections with multiple ideas or traits (correct)

How is response time used in the Implicit Association Test (IAT)?

  • To assess cognitive abilities
  • To identify conscious biases
  • To assess implicit connections (correct)
  • To measure explicit beliefs

What is the primary purpose of using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) in studies?

  • To understand explicit beliefs
  • To identify cognitive abilities
  • To measure conscious biases
  • To expose unconscious biases (correct)

What is the primary focus of accuracy in cognitive assessments?

<p>The number of errors made in a task (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with early work on accuracy related to correct recall in 1885?

<p>Ebbinghaus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In cognitive assessments, what is response time typically measured in?

<p>Milliseconds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a recommended method to prevent forgetting what is learned based on the text?

<p>Spaced learning and practice (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What influences perception according to the text?

<p>Background knowledge, preferences, and interests (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is attention considered a limited resource?

<p>As we cannot attend to everything in the environment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of mental processes are we aware of according to the text?

<p>Conscious processes only (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is 'Measuring Information Processing' defined in the text?

<p>Disassembling the brain theoretically to study its function (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Stroop task measure?

<p>Participants' reactions to conflicting stimuli (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is search time affected in a visual search task?

<p>It increases with the number of items in the display (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Visual search task aim to locate?

<p>A specific target item or combination of features within distractor objects (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can the results of the Stroop task be used?

<p>To test individuals' control of their focus and processing impact (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the Mackworth clock task?

<p>Assess alertness and sustained attention (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cognitive process is primarily evaluated by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test?

<p>Flexibility in switching between rule sets (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What action does a participant perform when an unexpected leap in clock hand movement is recognized during the Mackworth clock task?

<p>Tapping the space key for positive feedback (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of cognitive ability does the Mackworth clock task primarily target?

<p>Attention and alertness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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