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What are the behavioral measures used in cognitive psychology?
  • Accuracy, recall, recognition, reaction time, priming, eye tracking
  • Recall and recognition

  • The speed at which a participant responds to a stimulus

  • The effect of prior exposure on response to a stimulus, even if unconscious

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What are the types of accuracy used in behavioral research?
  • Recall and recognition
  • The speed at which a participant responds to a stimulus

  • The effect of prior exposure on response to a stimulus, even if unconscious

  • To measure and analyze eye movements to study attention and cognition

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What is reaction time used to measure in cognitive psychology?
  • The speed at which a participant responds to a stimulus
  • The study of brain function based on cases of brain injury or disease

  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), stroke, lobotomy

  • A field studying electrical activity of neurons

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What is priming in cognitive psychology?
  • The effect of prior exposure on response to a stimulus, even if unconscious
  • Single cell recording, Electroencephalography (EEG), Evoked Response Potential (ERP), Electrocorticography (ECoG), Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

  • To measure electrical activity of the brain non-invasively from the scalp

  • A type of EEG signal averaged over multiple trials to detect brain responses to stimuli

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What is eye tracking used for in research?
  • To measure and analyze eye movements to study attention and cognition
  • A type of EEG signal averaged over multiple trials to detect brain responses to stimuli

  • A technique measuring magnetic fields produced by neural activity with good temporal and spatial resolution

  • Techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the brain

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What is neuropsychology?
  • The study of brain function based on cases of brain injury or disease
  • Techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the brain

  • Anatomical structures of the brain with high spatial resolution

  • A non-invasive method using magnetic fields to temporarily disrupt or enhance brain function

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What are common causes of brain injury studied in neuropsychology?
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), stroke, lobotomy
  • A non-invasive method using magnetic fields to temporarily disrupt or enhance brain function

  • The use of psychoactive substances like caffeine or drugs to study their effects on cognition

  • To understand brain function by examining behavior after specific brain damage

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What is electrophysiology?
  • A field studying electrical activity of neurons
  • To understand brain function by examining behavior after specific brain damage

  • Better spatial resolution while maintaining high temporal resolution

  • The ability to measure brain activity changes in real-time

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What are some electrophysiology methods?
  • Single cell recording, Electroencephalography (EEG), Evoked Response Potential (ERP), Electrocorticography (ECoG), Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
  • To map white matter pathways in the brain

  • The use of psychoactive substances like caffeine or drugs to study their effects on cognition

  • Techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the brain

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What is EEG used for?
  • To measure electrical activity of the brain non-invasively from the scalp
  • Techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the brain

  • A non-invasive method using magnetic fields to temporarily disrupt or enhance brain function

  • A type of EEG signal averaged over multiple trials to detect brain responses to stimuli

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What is ERP (Evoked Response Potential)?
  • A type of EEG signal averaged over multiple trials to detect brain responses to stimuli
  • The speed at which a participant responds to a stimulus

  • The study of brain function based on cases of brain injury or disease

  • Single cell recording, Electroencephalography (EEG), Evoked Response Potential (ERP), Electrocorticography (ECoG), Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

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What is ECoG (Electrocorticography)?
  • A method that records electrical activity directly from the brain surface, offering high spatial and temporal resolution
  • Techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the brain

  • A technique that applies low electrical currents to modulate neuronal activity

  • The ability to measure brain activity changes in real-time

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What is MEG (Magnetoencephalography)?
  • A technique measuring magnetic fields produced by neural activity with good temporal and spatial resolution
  • Behavioral methods, neuropsychological studies, electrophysiology, neuroimaging, and manipulation/perturbation techniques

  • A method that records electrical activity directly from the brain surface, offering high spatial and temporal resolution

  • The effect of prior exposure on response to a stimulus, even if unconscious

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What is neuroimaging?
  • Techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the brain
  • The study of brain function based on cases of brain injury or disease

  • A type of EEG signal averaged over multiple trials to detect brain responses to stimuli

  • A method of measuring electrical activity from a single neuron

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What are the types of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)?
  • Structural MRI and Functional MRI (fMRI)
  • Changes in blood oxygen levels to infer brain activity

  • A non-invasive method using magnetic fields to temporarily disrupt or enhance brain function

  • The use of psychoactive substances like caffeine or drugs to study their effects on cognition

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What does structural MRI show?
  • Anatomical structures of the brain with high spatial resolution
  • The use of psychoactive substances like caffeine or drugs to study their effects on cognition

  • The ability to distinguish fine details in brain imaging

  • The ability to measure brain activity changes in real-time

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What does fMRI measure?
  • Changes in blood oxygen levels to infer brain activity
  • The ability to measure brain activity changes in real-time

  • A method of measuring electrical activity from a single neuron

  • Better spatial resolution while maintaining high temporal resolution

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What is Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) used for?
  • To map white matter pathways in the brain
  • Better spatial resolution while maintaining high temporal resolution

  • The use of psychoactive substances like caffeine or drugs to study their effects on cognition

  • A neuroimaging method using radioactive tracers to measure brain activity

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What is PET (Positron Emission Tomography)?
  • A neuroimaging method using radioactive tracers to measure brain activity
  • The ability to measure brain activity changes in real-time

  • A method of measuring electrical activity from a single neuron

  • Changes in blood oxygen levels to infer brain activity

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What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)?
  • A non-invasive method using magnetic fields to temporarily disrupt or enhance brain function
  • Better spatial resolution while maintaining high temporal resolution

  • Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) signal

  • A method of measuring electrical activity from a single neuron

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What is Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)?
  • A technique that applies low electrical currents to modulate neuronal activity
  • Better spatial resolution while maintaining high temporal resolution

  • The ability to distinguish fine details in brain imaging

  • The ability to measure brain activity changes in real-time

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What are pharmacological methods in cognitive research?
  • The use of psychoactive substances like caffeine or drugs to study their effects on cognition
  • The ability to measure brain activity changes in real-time

  • To understand brain function by examining behavior after specific brain damage

  • A technique measuring magnetic fields produced by neural activity with good temporal and spatial resolution

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What are the two types of resolution in cognitive research?
  • Spatial resolution and temporal resolution
  • A technique measuring magnetic fields produced by neural activity with good temporal and spatial resolution

  • To map white matter pathways in the brain

  • A non-invasive method using magnetic fields to temporarily disrupt or enhance brain function

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What does high spatial resolution mean?
  • The ability to distinguish fine details in brain imaging
  • Functional imaging using glucose metabolism to infer brain activity

  • Better spatial resolution while maintaining high temporal resolution

  • Behavioral methods, neuropsychological studies, electrophysiology, neuroimaging, and manipulation/perturbation techniques

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What does high temporal resolution mean?
  • The ability to measure brain activity changes in real-time
  • Behavioral methods, neuropsychological studies, electrophysiology, neuroimaging, and manipulation/perturbation techniques

  • Better spatial resolution while maintaining high temporal resolution

  • Anatomical structures of the brain with high spatial resolution

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What is single-cell recording?
  • A method of measuring electrical activity from a single neuron
  • Anatomical structures of the brain with high spatial resolution

  • Techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the brain

  • A field studying electrical activity of neurons

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What does fMRI rely on to detect brain activity?
  • Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) signal
  • A field studying electrical activity of neurons

  • The speed at which a participant responds to a stimulus

  • The study of brain function based on cases of brain injury or disease

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What is the main difference between MRI and fMRI?
  • MRI shows structure, while fMRI captures functional activity over time
  • The study of brain function based on cases of brain injury or disease

  • The effect of prior exposure on response to a stimulus, even if unconscious

  • To measure electrical activity of the brain non-invasively from the scalp

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What type of imaging technique is PET?
  • Functional imaging using glucose metabolism to infer brain activity
  • To measure electrical activity of the brain non-invasively from the scalp

  • A method that records electrical activity directly from the brain surface, offering high spatial and temporal resolution

  • Techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the brain

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What is the purpose of lesion studies?
  • To understand brain function by examining behavior after specific brain damage
  • Techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the brain

  • A field studying electrical activity of neurons

  • Anatomical structures of the brain with high spatial resolution

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What is the main advantage of MEG over EEG?
  • Better spatial resolution while maintaining high temporal resolution
  • Anatomical structures of the brain with high spatial resolution

  • To map white matter pathways in the brain

  • A neuroimaging method using radioactive tracers to measure brain activity

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What are the primary types of research methods in cognitive psychology?
  • Behavioral methods, neuropsychological studies, electrophysiology, neuroimaging, and manipulation/perturbation techniques
  • A neuroimaging method using radioactive tracers to measure brain activity

  • A technique that applies low electrical currents to modulate neuronal activity

  • The ability to distinguish fine details in brain imaging

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