The cortical pathway that links the occipital lobe and the temporal lobe is called the
Tracy was buying a hot dog from a vendor at a baseball game…
Tracy was buying a hot dog from a vendor at a baseball game when a foul ball hit her in the head. After the hit, Tracy had difficulty hearing what her friends were saying to her. Which lobe was most likely affected by the foul ball?
When there is a double dissociation, this means that two fun…
When there is a double dissociation, this means that two functions
Which of Grice’s conversational maxims is Andrew potentially…
Which of Grice’s conversational maxims is Andrew potentially violating in the dialogue below? Matias: Have you read the book ‘1984’?Andrew: I think I will try to get an internship this summer
A foundational event of the cognitive revolution is a sympos…
A foundational event of the cognitive revolution is a symposium organized by the ‘Special Interest Group in Information Theory’ at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At the symposium, George Miller presented a paper where he proposed that
According to Broadbent’s model of attention, the filter reco…
According to Broadbent’s model of attention, the filter recognizes the attended message based on
Sarah spends a lot of time on social media and often reads t…
Sarah spends a lot of time on social media and often reads the Washington Post. Two days ago, she saw a Facebook post about a new scientific discovery claiming that drinking coffee can lengthen lifespan. Later that day, she joined a discussion with friends about health topics and confidently asserted that she read about the benefits of coffee in the Washington Post. Which of the following errors did Sarah demonstrate?
Pedro took a sip from a cardboard container labeled ‘grape j…
Pedro took a sip from a cardboard container labeled ‘grape juice.’ Surprised, he instantly spit out the liquid because the cardboard container was actually filled with milk. Pedro likes milk, so why did he react so negatively to it?
Four days ago, based on a weather forecast indicating a 30%…
Four days ago, based on a weather forecast indicating a 30% chance of snow, Pedro brought his snow boots to work. Yesterday, with a new forecast suggesting a 70% chance of no snow, Pedro decided to leave his snow boots at home. Pedro’s decision-making process regarding his snow boots illustrates which psychological concept?
Hyun is participating in a memory study. He is more likely t…
Hyun is participating in a memory study. He is more likely to correctly recall the name of a famous singer if he had