Exam #1 Correct Answers

In the semantic comparison task of Posner's letter identification experiment, it takes longer on average to detect the identity between the pair Aa compared to the pair AA. In the Stroop task, it takes longer to respond when seeing the word Blue written in red compared to Blue written in blue. Those effects are similar because: {Ans: They both stem from conflicting information in incongruent trials}Which of the following is not a classic distinction in the standard model of the cognitive system? {Ans: Supervised vs. Unsupervised}In the standard model of the cognitive system: {Ans: Both Storage and Rehearsal are operations initiating in short term memory}What are the two types of External representations? {Ans: Pictorial and Linguistic}Which of the following is an example of non-declarative memory: {Ans: Riding a bike}In Posner's letter identification experiment, why does it take longer, on average, to detect the difference between the pair M and N compared to the pair M and O in the physical comparison task? {Ans: M and N are more similar at the physical level}