Questions for test 1. Please note that the studies are to be EXPERIMENTAL examples!

1. Define cognitive psychology. What are cognitive models and why do cognitive psychologists use them? Two popular models in cognitive psychology are the information processing model and the PDP model. What are these models and their assumptions?

2. What is cognitive neuropsychology? What are the reason for studying it? Describe (in detail) the older, invasive (lesions, animal studies) and the currently used noninvasive (ERP, PET, fMRI) techniques used in cognitive neuropsychology.

3. Draw a neuron and label its parts. Draw the brain and label the 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex. What are some general conclusions and implications (p. 53)?

4. One function of attention is to search. What does this mean? How does Treisman's feature integration model work? According to this model, what is the purpose of attention? Give studies to show support for this model.

5. Attention can be selective - what does this mean? Discuss the filter models and the purpose of attention (both early and late selection). Give examples of 1 study that support early selection and 1 study that support late selection.

6. We have the ability to divide attention. Discuss the capacity (Kahneman) model in detail making sure to give the assumptions of the model and explain how it relates to divided attention. What evidence supports this model? How has Wickens modified this theory (what has he added)? Describe 1 example of how the selective listening task can be applied (flight performance or road accidents).

7. What is automaticity (controlled vs. automatic processing)? Describe 3 types of errors that that can be seen in automatic processing.

8. Define consciousness in terms of the different metaphors used to describe it. What are the functions of consciousness?

9. Give 8 detailed examples from experimental and neurological studies that show how unconscious processing can affect our behavior.

10. Describe Baar's Global Workspace Theory in detail.