Cognitive Psychology Question Paper

Cognitive Psychology

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Psychology

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

APS 402:
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Date: Monday 30th March, 2009 Time: 11.00am-1.00pm
_______________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS
This paper has 2 sections A& B. Answer all question in Section A and choose TWO
questions from section B

SECTION A : ( 30 MARKS) COMPULSORY
Q1.
a)
Why is it important for psychologists to study cognitive psychology?

[ 2 Marks]
b)
Give a brief history of the development of the Cognitive Psychology.

[ 6 Marks]
c)
Discuss the contribution of any three disciplines to the field of Cognitive
Psychology.
[
6
Marks]
d)
Discuss any two methods of research used in Cognitive Psychology.

[ 8 Marks]

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SECTION B : ( 40 MARKS)
Instruction: This section has four questions.
Answer any TWO (Each is 20 Marks )

Q2.
a)
What is attention?

[ 2 Marks]

b)
Compare and contrast any two theories of attention
[12 Marks]
c)
Basing on your answers of the theories of attention, discuss any three

ways in which you would enhance your attention as a learner [6 Marks]
Q3.
a)
Discuss the various memory types according to the information

processing approach.

[12 Marks]

b)
Discuss two factors that influence our memory of difficult concepts.

[4 Marks]
c)
Suggest two of enhancing one?s memory in a learning situation.

[ 4 Marks]
Q4.
a)
What is meant by perception.
[2 Marks]
b)
With reference to one model of perception, describe how we perceive
objects

[9 Marks]
c)
Describe any three disorders of perception.

[ 9 Marks]
Q5.
a)
i)
What is problem solving

[ 2 Marks]
ii)
Distinguish between heuristic and algorithms methods of problem
solving.
b)
Discuss four barriers to effective problem solving.
[ 8 Marks]

c)
Suggest ways of enhancing problem solving

[ 6 Marks]

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