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Cognitive Science Quiz

Test your knowledge of cognitive science concepts and theories with this engaging quiz! Covering topics from memory storage to developmental psychology, this quiz will challenge your understanding of the human mind.

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15 thought-provoking questions
Multiple-choice format
Perfect for students and enthusiasts alike

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by ThinkingBrain43

What is an example of a distributed cognitive system?

Construction worker using blueprints to make a house

Student using a campus map to get to class

Child comprehending TV

Where is declarative long-term memory stored?

Hippocampus

Cerebellum

We don’t really know

Motor cortex

Getting burned by touching the hood of the car in the sun is an example of what type of operant conditioning?

Positive reinforcement

Positive punishment

Negative punishment

Negative reinforcement

What is an example of imprinting?

Learning to tie shoes to the point of being able to do it instinctively

Being taught how to cook

Birds learning who their mothers are when they’re young

Learning to dance through YouTube videos/tutorials

Which is NOT part of the aspects of depth perception (SPOT FM)

Magnification

Perspective

Focus

Size

The “where” pathway, associated with motion, representing object locations

Dorsal stream

Ventral stream

What are the four historical core fields that compose cognitive science?

Psychology, neuroscience, computer science, linguistics

Neuroscience, computer science, linguistics, philosophy

Psychology, neuroscience, computer science, philosophy

Psychology, computer science, linguistics, philosophy

A quantitative or subjective feeling, like feeling the bottom of your foot, is an example of:

Functionalism

Qualia

Coalition signaling theory

Reductionism

In linguistics, “While watching a movie, people who text on their phone are very annoying”(incorrect) vs. “People who text on their phone while watching a movie are very annoying.” (correct) is an example of what:

Morphology

Pragmatics

Semantics

Syntax

Choose the correct arrangement of cognitive levels from “largest” to “smallest”.

Sociological, Cognitive, Psychological, Chemical, Biological, Physical

Sociological, Cognitive, Psychological, Biological, Chemical, Physical

Sociological, Psychological, Cognitive, Biological, Chemical, Physical

Psychological, Sociological, Cognitive, Biological, Chemical, Physical

We need this level because (with respect to its higher level), the explanation of certain behaviours without language of information processing is too vague (like how people do multiplication)

Psychological

Cognitive

Biological

Physical

“The verb "move" can mean change place, push, pull or carry, or stir emotion.” This is an example of:

Phonology

Pragmatics

Semantics

Logic

In which situation does the Universal Grammar Theory not apply?

Subject omission switch

Learning a new language in university

Children learning words they have not heard that day

Children learning 2-4 new words a day for years (fast rate of learning)

Jean Piaget’s concrete operational development stage is characterized by ego-centrism and centration.

True

False

What were two problems with the Piagetian Theory? (choose two)

Too much focus on social and cultural influences

Does not account for variability

Overestimates adolescents

Overestimates infants

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