PSY 351 Week 1 Quiz

PSY 351 Week 1 Quiz | Wilmington University

Week 1 Quiz

 

Question 1

You and your friends have been selected to sing the national anthem at an upcoming school event.  You haven’t sung the song since high school and are worried about forgetting the lyrics.  How would a Behaviorist explain your attempts to memorize the song?  How might a cognitive psychologist explain your study efforts?  Which one do you feel does a better job of explaining how the mind works?

Question 2

What does an EEG technique have in common with an fMRI?  How do these two techniques differ? .

 

Question 3

Distinguish between correlational designs and experimental designs. What is the key difference?

 

Question 4

Compare and contrast the following approaches to cognitive psychology: representationalism, embodied cognition, and the biological perspective.

Question 5

Discuss the activities that take place during an action potential.