Lesson 2.6.1

2.6.1 Issues and debates in cognitive psychology Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. Which issue in cognitive psychology concerns breaking memory into parts such as short-term and long-term memory for the purposes of study?

    • Holism
    • Reductionism
    • Idiographic approach
    • Determinism

  2. Which ethical issue was initially raised regarding the identity of patient HM?

    • Confidentiality
    • Protection from harm
    • Deception
    • Right to withdraw

  3. Comparing the multi-store model and working memory model illustrates which debate?

    • Gender bias
    • Ethical guidelines
    • Comparing theoretical models
    • Nature versus nurture

  4. Breaking memory down into isolated sub-components is an example of what?

    • Determinism
    • Holism
    • Reductionism
    • Ethnocentrism

  5. Which debate considers whether memory can be studied using objective, empirical methods?

    • Nature versus nurture
    • Psychology as a science
    • Freewill versus determinism
    • Reductionism versus holism

  6. Reconstructive memory relying on cultural and gender stereotypes highlights which debate?

    • Culture and gender
    • Ethical considerations
    • Psychology as science
    • Reductionism versus holism

  7. Which memory factor represents the 'nature' side of the nature-nurture debate?

    • Social context
    • Reconstructive schemas
    • Brain structure
    • Environmental cues

  8. Which design challenge is a major practical issue in cognitive research into memory?

    • Ethical approval
    • Social sensitivity
    • Genetic sampling
    • Validity of measurement

  9. Explaining memory by focusing solely on isolated brain regions is an example of which debate?

    • Social sensitivity
    • Reductionism
    • Holism
    • Ethnocentrism

  10. What is a major drawback of using controlled lab experiments to study memory scientifically?

    • Low ecological validity
    • High researcher bias
    • Unstandardised procedure
    • Low reliability

  11. Which ethical issue was particularly prominent in brain injury case studies like HM?

    • Right to withdraw
    • Protection from harm
    • Informed consent
    • Deception

  12. Comparing the Multi-Store Model with the Working Memory Model illustrates contrasting what?

    • Biological paradigms
    • Theoretical explanations
    • Ethical frameworks
    • Sampling methods

  13. How did the Working Memory Model show development of psychological understanding over time?

    • Replacing unitary store
    • Removing sensory store
    • Eliminating long-term store
    • Proving reconstructive theory

  14. Basing general memory theories on individual case studies like HM creates issues with what?

    • Internal validity
    • Generalisability
    • Test-retest reliability
    • Demand characteristics

  15. Criticising memory models for splitting memory into separate isolated components is a criticism of what?

    • Determinism
    • Ethnocentrism
    • Subjectivity
    • Reductionism

  16. Which practical issue arises when operationalising memory capacity in lab experiments?

    • PET scan costs
    • Participant debriefing
    • Task artificiality
    • Genome sequencing

  17. Maintaining anonymity when publishing memory case studies like HM directly protects which ethical principle?

    • Confidentiality
    • Competence
    • Deception
    • Debriefing

  18. The progression from Multi-Store Model to Working Memory Model demonstrates how psychology does what?

    • Eliminates ethics
    • Develops over time
    • Solves nature-nurture
    • Reduces researcher bias

  19. In memory research, inherited neural architecture represents nature, while what represents nurture?

    • Brain structures
    • Genetic traits
    • Neurochemical levels
    • Reconstructive schemas

  20. Testing memory using artificial word lists in controlled lab settings is linked to which debate?

    • Social sensitivity
    • Gender bias
    • Culture bias
    • Psychology as a science

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