Lesson 3.2.3.4.3
3.2.3.4.3 Tulving's 'gold' memory study Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 7
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The 20 questions
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Which subfield of psychology uses brain imaging to study cognitive processes like memory?
- Behaviourist psychology
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Social psychology
- Developmental psychology
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Which scanning technique was used in Tulving's 'gold' memory study?
- PET scan
- EEG scan
- fMRI scan
- CT scan
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Which two types of long-term memory were compared in Tulving's 'gold' study?
- Episodic and semantic
- Sensory and short-term
- Iconic and echoic
- Procedural and implicit
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Which brain lobe showed increased blood flow during episodic memory retrieval in Tulving's study?
- Temporal lobe
- Occipital lobe
- Parietal lobe
- Frontal lobe
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Which brain region showed higher blood flow during semantic memory retrieval in Tulving's study?
- Cerebellum
- Brain stem
- Posterior cortex
- Anterior cortex
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How many participants were scanned in Tulving's 'gold' memory study?
- Fifty participants
- Six participants
- One hundred participants
- Twelve participants
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What type of radioactive tracer was injected during Tulving's memory study?
- Radioactive iron
- Radioactive carbon
- Radioactive gold
- Radioactive iodine
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Which memory stage involves transforming information into a format suitable for storage?
- Displacement
- Interference
- Retrieval
- Encoding
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Which term describes loss of movement ability resulting from brain damage?
- Motor impairment
- Agnosia
- Amnesia
- Aphasia
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Which brain lobe contains the primary motor area responsible for voluntary movement?
- Frontal lobe
- Temporal lobe
- Occipital lobe
- Parietal lobe
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What key limitation affected the generalisability of the sample in Tulving's study?
- No ethical approval
- Unbalanced gender ratio
- Lack of controls
- Small sample size
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In Tulving's study, which memory retrieval produced greater blood flow in the frontal lobe?
- Semantic memory
- Procedural memory
- Working memory
- Episodic memory
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In a memory experiment, an unwanted variable that could affect the results is called what?
- Dependent variable
- Control variable
- Extraneous variable
- Independent variable
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Which term describes the idea that specific brain areas perform specific functions?
- Localisation of function
- Neuroplasticity
- Hemispheric lateralisation
- Holistic brain theory
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What experimental design tests the exact same participants across all conditions?
- Repeated measures
- Observational design
- Matched pairs
- Independent groups
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Tulving's 'gold' study provided evidence for which neurological concept?
- Multi-store model
- Capacity limits
- Reconstructive memory
- Localisation of memory
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Which field of psychology investigates how brain structures relate to cognitive processes?
- Neuropsychology
- Behaviourist psychology
- Social psychology
- Developmental psychology
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In Tulving's study, which memory retrieval caused greater blood flow to the posterior cortex?
- Procedural memory
- Sensory memory
- Episodic memory
- Semantic memory
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Which brain scanning technique measures blood oxygen levels to show brain activity?
- EEG scan
- CT scan
- PET scan
- fMRI scan
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What radioactive substance was injected into participants in Tulving's 'gold' study?
- Radioactive iodine
- Saline solution
- Glucose tracer
- Radioactive gold
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