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Introductory Quiz
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What is ‘localization of function’ in the nervous system? Give one example of
localization of function in the nervous system. Propose a method that could be
used to demonstrate localization of function in the nervous system.
Mary Ainsworth used the strange situation test to identify attachment patterns in
human infants. During the strange situation test, there are multiple opportunities
to make observations of behavior.
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Give an example of infant or mother behavior that is associated with the possible
attachment patterns Ainsworth identified.
Discuss the implications of the additional attachment pattern identified by Mary Main
using the strange situation test.
Contrast the rationalist and empiricist philosophical perspectives.
Which two schools of thought emerged in psychology in the late 1800s? What
was the primary difference between them? What were the methods used by
psychologists within each of these perspectives?
Give three (3) examples of infantile reflexes. Provide an explanation of how one
(1) of these reflexes might be used later in life in a more complex motor behavior.
Give two examples of a learner applying metacognitive processes to a learning
situation.
Introductory Quiz
1. How would the rationalist and empiricist philosophical perspectives
view the state of knowledge in a human infant at birth? What
implications do these different perspectives have on investigating
psychological phenomenon? (8 points)
2. Two schools of thought emerged in psychology in the late 1800s.
Describe the basic approach of each school of thought and explain how
each would go about answering questions regarding the nature of
human memory. (8 points)
3. Give two examples of a learner applying metacognitive processes to a
learning situation. Be sure to define metacognition in your answer. (6
points)
4. You have developed two different drugs to treat anxiety. Design an
experiment that investigates the effect of these drugs on anxiety. Be
sure to identify a hypothesis, the relevant variables, potential
confounding variables, and groups in your design. How would you go
about analyzing your data from your experiment? (15 points)
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1. How would the rationalist and empiricist philosophical perspectives view
the state of knowledge in a human infant at birth? What implications do
these different perspectives have on investigating psychological
phenomenon? (8 points)
Rationalist would view the infant has already possessing, at birth, all of the ‘ideas’
that may be possible. The infant simply needs to ‘activate’ the already present
‘ideas’ with experience (2).
Empiricist sees the infant as a ‘blank slate’ (Locke) who will need to have
experiences that contribute to building knowledge (2).
The rationalist perspective investigates psychology using reasoning powers
(armchair philosophy) to investigate phenomenon (2).
The empiricist perspective insists on building experience (the ultimate form of which
would be an experiment) to investigate psychological phenomenon (2).
2. Two schools of thought emerged in psychology in the late 1800s.
Describe the basic approach of each school of thought and explain how
each would go about answering questions regarding the nature of human
memory. (8 points)
The structuralist school would be interested in revealing the structure of human
memory (1), resulting in a ‘black box’ model of memory such as the Information
Processing Model we covered in class (e.g. Sensory, Working and Long-term
Memory ‘buffers’ or boxes) (1). The structuralist would utilize introspection (1) to
investigate memory or any other psychological phenomenon by having a welltrained subject (the ‘introspectionist’) analyze their own experiences with memory to
reveal the underlying psychological structures (1).
The functionalist school would be interested in revealing the functions of memory(1).
The functionalist analysis would be centered on the theory of evolution by natural
selection (Darwin) (1) in revealing the underlying reasons why various memory
phenomenon would lead to increased fitness (1) and therefore increase whether an
individual with those memory traits would be more likely to survive and reproduce
(1).
3. Give two examples of a learner applying metacognitive processes to a
learning situation. Be sure to define metacognition in your answer. (6
points)
Metacognition is an individual’s awareness of their learning styles, preferences,
desires and motivations (“Thinking about thinking”). This includes awareness of
memory and attention capabilities and intentional application of previously learned
material to new material (2)
Various responses are acceptable for examples, given that they are discussed in
relation to a learning experience. (2 each)
4. You have developed two different drugs to treat anxiety. Design an
experiment that investigates the effect of these drugs on anxiety. Be sure
to identify a hypothesis, the relevant variables, potential confounding
variables, and groups in your design. How would you go about analyzing
your data from your experiment? (15 points)
Hypothesis – If … then … statement (2)
Independent variable – presence/absence of drug (2)
Dependent variable – anxiety measure (baseline or amount of relief (2)
Control variables – various (2)
Confounding variables – various (2)
Experimental group – drug A and B groups (2)
Control group – placebo (sugar pill); NOT Nothing (2)
Compare the mean anxiety relief for each group (2)