Question 1

Cognitive psychology came into being suddenly.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

One criticism of evolutionary psychology is the idea that there might be biological determinants of behavior and therefore no free will.How is this criticism answered by evolutionary psychologists?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​As uncomfortable as it may feel,it is true. 
B) Not all behaviors are determined by genes. 
C) ​Most psychologists say there is no free will (including Skinner). 
D) The environment has little influence on behavior. 
E) Evolutionary psychologists left this criticism unanswered. 
A) ​As uncomfortable as it may feel,it is true. 
B) Not all behaviors are determined by genes. 
C) ​Most psychologists say there is no free will (including Skinner). 
D) The environment has little influence on behavior. 
E) Evolutionary psychologists left this criticism unanswered. B

Question 3

Neisser's definition of "cognitive" basically involves terms from the metaphor of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) clockworks​ 
B) information processing 
C) ​psychoanalysis 
D) Tolman's cognitive psychology 
E) neurolinguistic programming 
A) clockworks​ 
B) information processing 
C) ​psychoanalysis 
D) Tolman's cognitive psychology 
E) neurolinguistic programming B

Question 4

In his match against the "cunning opponent," why did Kasparov exhibits signs of fear and confusion?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Because he was playing against a computer that could challenge him intellectually. 
B) Because he couldn't help thinking about the rapid fall of the Soviet Union. 
C) ​Because he was trying to trick his opponent into thinking he had won. 
D) Because,after winning five straight games,he was tired. 
E) Because he saw a basic flaw in the reasoning of his opponent. 
A) ​Because he was playing against a computer that could challenge him intellectually. 
B) Because he couldn't help thinking about the rapid fall of the Soviet Union. 
C) ​Because he was trying to trick his opponent into thinking he had won. 
D) Because,after winning five straight games,he was tired. 
E) Because he saw a basic flaw in the reasoning of his opponent.

Question 5

The technique of subliminal perception as used in cognitive psychology research has ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​been discounted as fraud 
B) been discounted as a pseudo-problem 
C) ​suggested that learning occurs primarily at a conscious level 
D) suggested that "mental aspects" of learning occur at a nonconscious level 
E) suggested that Freud's conceptualizations of unconscious influences on behavior are better accounted for by subliminal activation 
A) ​been discounted as fraud 
B) been discounted as a pseudo-problem 
C) ​suggested that learning occurs primarily at a conscious level 
D) suggested that "mental aspects" of learning occur at a nonconscious level 
E) suggested that Freud's conceptualizations of unconscious influences on behavior are better accounted for by subliminal activation

Question 6

The "new" Zeitgeist in physics is characterized by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​chaos theory 
B) Berkeley's argument that objective knowledge is subjective knowledge 
C) ​the notion that the objective universe is unknowable 
D) the notion of relativity 
E) the use of magnetic resonance as an index of conscious processes 
A) ​chaos theory 
B) Berkeley's argument that objective knowledge is subjective knowledge 
C) ​the notion that the objective universe is unknowable 
D) the notion of relativity 
E) the use of magnetic resonance as an index of conscious processes

Question 7

Compared with the other schools,structuralism dominated psychology for a considerable period of time.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The term "evolutionary psychology" was coined by William James.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In response to Searle's "Chinese room",Turing developed the "Turing test" which became the definitive test of whether a machine can think.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The point of Searle's Chinese room problem was to show that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Chinese is a difficult language to learn 
B) machines and humans use the same thinking strategies 
C) ​machines can and do display "thinking" 
D) machines can pass the Turing test and still not be "thinking" 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​Chinese is a difficult language to learn 
B) machines and humans use the same thinking strategies 
C) ​machines can and do display "thinking" 
D) machines can pass the Turing test and still not be "thinking" 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 11

Neisser's influential book was called "Behavior of Organisms."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Turing test was one way to judge whether a computer could think.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The field of cognitive psychology was inaugurated by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Tolman's purposive behaviorism 
B) Piaget's work on cognitive development 
C) ​Miller's work in psycholinguistics 
D) Neisser's book on cognitive psychology 
E) Köhler's and Koffka's books 
A) ​Tolman's purposive behaviorism 
B) Piaget's work on cognitive development 
C) ​Miller's work in psycholinguistics 
D) Neisser's book on cognitive psychology 
E) Köhler's and Koffka's books

Question 14

The functional viewpoint has changed the nature of psychology.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The founder of cognitive psychology was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Tolman 
B) Guthrie 
C) ​Miller 
D) Neisser 
E) There was no single founder. 
A) ​Tolman 
B) Guthrie 
C) ​Miller 
D) Neisser 
E) There was no single founder.

Question 16

Guthrie argued that the behaviorists were unable to deal with ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the phi phenomenon 
B) sign Gestalts 
C) ​the meaningfulness of a stimulus to the organism 
D) Hull's construct of excitatory potential 
E) why the rat runs the maze the first time 
A) ​the phi phenomenon 
B) sign Gestalts 
C) ​the meaningfulness of a stimulus to the organism 
D) Hull's construct of excitatory potential 
E) why the rat runs the maze the first time

Question 17

In the computer metaphor,cognitive processes are represented by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​input 
B) output 
C) ​storage and retrieval 
D) the software program 
E) the chip 
A) ​input 
B) output 
C) ​storage and retrieval 
D) the software program 
E) the chip

Question 18

The general consensus was that Deep Blue was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​not thinking even if it behaved as if it were 
B) thinking just like a human 
C) ​a very convincing joke carefully planned by oceanographers 
D) smarter than humans 
E) an illusion 
A) ​not thinking even if it behaved as if it were 
B) thinking just like a human 
C) ​a very convincing joke carefully planned by oceanographers 
D) smarter than humans 
E) an illusion

Question 19

How did each of the major schools of thought shape psychology as a discipline? What is their current status within the field?​

Accepted Answer

The major schools of thought in psycholo

Question 20

The study of cognitive factors is confined to research in(on)____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​basic psychology 
B) applied psychology 
C) ​social psychology 
D) clinical psychology 
E) None of the choices are correct;cognitive psychology affects almost all of psychology. 
A) ​basic psychology 
B) applied psychology 
C) ​social psychology 
D) clinical psychology 
E) None of the choices are correct;cognitive psychology affects almost all of psychology.

Cognitive psychology came into being suddenly.

One criticism of evolutionary psychology is the idea that there might be biological determinants of behavior and therefore no free will.How is this criticism answered by evolutionary psychologists?

Neisser's definition of "cognitive" basically involves terms from the metaphor of ____.

In his match against the "cunning opponent," why did Kasparov exhibits signs of fear and confusion?

The technique of subliminal perception as used in cognitive psychology research has ____.

The "new" Zeitgeist in physics is characterized by ____.

Compared with the other schools,structuralism dominated psychology for a considerable period of time.

The term "evolutionary psychology" was coined by William James.

In response to Searle's "Chinese room",Turing developed the "Turing test" which became the definitive test of whether a machine can think.

The point of Searle's Chinese room problem was to show that ____.

Neisser's influential book was called "Behavior of Organisms."

The Turing test was one way to judge whether a computer could think.

The field of cognitive psychology was inaugurated by ____.

The functional viewpoint has changed the nature of psychology.

The founder of cognitive psychology was ____.

Guthrie argued that the behaviorists were unable to deal with ____.

In the computer metaphor,cognitive processes are represented by ____.

The general consensus was that Deep Blue was ____.

How did each of the major schools of thought shape psychology as a discipline? What is their current status within the field?

The study of cognitive factors is confined to research in(on)____.

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

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Exam 15: Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

Cognitive psychology came into being suddenly.​

One criticism of evolutionary psychology is the idea that there might be biological determinants of behavior and therefore no free will.How is this criticism answered by evolutionary psychologists?​

Neisser's definition of "cognitive" basically involves terms from the metaphor of ____.​

In his match against the "cunning opponent," why did Kasparov exhibits signs of fear and confusion?​

The technique of subliminal perception as used in cognitive psychology research has ____.​

The "new" Zeitgeist in physics is characterized by ____.​

Compared with the other schools,structuralism dominated psychology for a considerable period of time.​

The term "evolutionary psychology" was coined by William James.

In response to Searle's "Chinese room",Turing developed the "Turing test" which became the definitive test of whether a machine can think.​

The point of Searle's Chinese room problem was to show that ____.​

Neisser's influential book was called "Behavior of Organisms."​

The Turing test was one way to judge whether a computer could think.​

The field of cognitive psychology was inaugurated by ____.​

The functional viewpoint has changed the nature of psychology.​

The founder of cognitive psychology was ____.​

Guthrie argued that the behaviorists were unable to deal with ____.​

In the computer metaphor,cognitive processes are represented by ____.​

The general consensus was that Deep Blue was ____.​

How did each of the major schools of thought shape psychology as a discipline? What is their current status within the field?​

The study of cognitive factors is confined to research in(on)____.​

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

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Cognitive psychology came into being suddenly.

One criticism of evolutionary psychology is the idea that there might be biological determinants of behavior and therefore no free will.How is this criticism answered by evolutionary psychologists?

Neisser's definition of "cognitive" basically involves terms from the metaphor of ____.

In his match against the "cunning opponent," why did Kasparov exhibits signs of fear and confusion?

The technique of subliminal perception as used in cognitive psychology research has ____.

The "new" Zeitgeist in physics is characterized by ____.

Compared with the other schools,structuralism dominated psychology for a considerable period of time.

In response to Searle's "Chinese room",Turing developed the "Turing test" which became the definitive test of whether a machine can think.

The point of Searle's Chinese room problem was to show that ____.

Neisser's influential book was called "Behavior of Organisms."

The Turing test was one way to judge whether a computer could think.

The field of cognitive psychology was inaugurated by ____.

The functional viewpoint has changed the nature of psychology.

The founder of cognitive psychology was ____.

Guthrie argued that the behaviorists were unable to deal with ____.

In the computer metaphor,cognitive processes are represented by ____.

The general consensus was that Deep Blue was ____.

How did each of the major schools of thought shape psychology as a discipline? What is their current status within the field?

The study of cognitive factors is confined to research in(on)____.