Question 1

Define cognition.

Accepted Answer

Cognition refers to the mental processes

Question 2

Which of the following is a central analogy of cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) the flowchart 
B) the building blocks underlying the structure of the brain 
C) the whole is greater than the sum of the parts: the importance of context. 
D) the digital computer 
A) the flowchart 
B) the building blocks underlying the structure of the brain 
C) the whole is greater than the sum of the parts: the importance of context. 
D) the digital computer

Question 3

__________ wrote a review of Skinner's Verbal Behavior.This review clearly illustrated the shortcomings of the behaviorist account of language.

Accepted Answer

A) Descartes 
B) James 
C) Watson 
D) Chomsky 
A) Descartes 
B) James 
C) Watson 
D) Chomsky

Question 4

What is a way of making a theory more explicit about how cognition proceeds during a task?

Accepted Answer

A) Create a process model. 
B) Deconstruct a simulation. 
C) Formulate a mathematical inference machine. 
D) Establish a protocol. 
A) Create a process model. 
B) Deconstruct a simulation. 
C) Formulate a mathematical inference machine. 
D) Establish a protocol.

Question 5

What of the following is NOT a discipline in cognitive science?

Accepted Answer

A) computer science 
B) anthropology 
C) architecture 
D) philosophy 
A) computer science 
B) anthropology 
C) architecture 
D) philosophy

Question 6

A lexical decision task is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a process model 
B) a connectionist model 
C) a word decision task 
D) a priming task 
A) a process model 
B) a connectionist model 
C) a word decision task 
D) a priming task

Question 7

The information-processing approach is a general model of human memory and cognitive systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ecological validity means __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the amount of experimental control the experimenter has over the important manipulations 
B) acquiring and retaining information for later retrieval 
C) attempting to break down complex events by breaking them down into their components 
D) representative of the real world 
A) the amount of experimental control the experimenter has over the important manipulations 
B) acquiring and retaining information for later retrieval 
C) attempting to break down complex events by breaking them down into their components 
D) representative of the real world

Question 9

What is the term used for the regulation of cognitive resources?

Accepted Answer

A) systemization 
B) mental management 
C) cerebral guidance 
D) attention 
A) systemization 
B) mental management 
C) cerebral guidance 
D) attention

Question 10

Overall,behaviorism contributed in a positive manner to the development of many tools we use when investigating topics in cognitive psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What are two areas,other than psychology,that fall under the rubric of cognitive science?

Accepted Answer

(LINGUISTICS,PHILOSO

Question 12

Who said,"I think,therefore I am"?

Accepted Answer

A) Rene Descartes 
B) William James 
C) Aristotle 
D) Immanuel Kant 
A) Rene Descartes 
B) William James 
C) Aristotle 
D) Immanuel Kant

Question 13

In terms of the flow of information processing,___________ is an influence of environmental factors on thought,whereas ____________ is an influence of prior conceptions or expectations on thought.

Accepted Answer

A) bottom-up processing; top-down processing 
B) top-down processing; bottom-up processing 
C) reality-based processing; imagination-based processing 
D) imagination-based processing; reality-based processing 
A) bottom-up processing; top-down processing 
B) top-down processing; bottom-up processing 
C) reality-based processing; imagination-based processing 
D) imagination-based processing; reality-based processing

Question 14

A cognitive revolution is part of our day-to-day existence (e.g.,whenever we change our minds).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Titchener is most strongly associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A) structuralism 
B) functionalism 
C) the cognitive revolution 
D) Gestalt psychology 
A) structuralism 
B) functionalism 
C) the cognitive revolution 
D) Gestalt psychology

Question 16

William James believed __________.

Accepted Answer

A) that nothing worthwhile would come of studying mental processes 
B) that mental illness,educational applications,and social psychology were "impure" because they could not be studied with introspective methods 
C) that the appropriate goal for psychology was the objective assessment of association formation 
D) that the functions of consciousness,rather than its structure,were of interest 
A) that nothing worthwhile would come of studying mental processes 
B) that mental illness,educational applications,and social psychology were "impure" because they could not be studied with introspective methods 
C) that the appropriate goal for psychology was the objective assessment of association formation 
D) that the functions of consciousness,rather than its structure,were of interest

Question 17

Memory does NOT involve __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a mental storage system 
B) acquiring information 
C) complex decision making 
D) mental processes 
A) a mental storage system 
B) acquiring information 
C) complex decision making 
D) mental processes

Question 18

The collection of mental processes and activities used in perceiving,remembering,thinking,and understanding is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) operations 
B) mentalism 
C) cognition 
D) computational neuroscience 
A) operations 
B) mentalism 
C) cognition 
D) computational neuroscience

Question 19

In response to a difficult question,a person is likely to respond more slowly than if an easy question had been asked.In terms of the overall response times,the difficult question would yield __________.

Accepted Answer

A) response times with lower numbers 
B) response times with higher numbers 
C) response times would not differ 
D) not enough information has been provided 
A) response times with lower numbers 
B) response times with higher numbers 
C) response times would not differ 
D) not enough information has been provided

Question 20

What is a good means of assessing how much a person remembers from something they read earlier?

Accepted Answer

A) response time 
B) accuracy 
C) verbal reports 
D) content analysis 
A) response time 
B) accuracy 
C) verbal reports 
D) content analysis

Define cognition.

Which of the following is a central analogy of cognitive psychology?

__________ wrote a review of Skinner's Verbal Behavior.This review clearly illustrated the shortcomings of the behaviorist account of language.

What is a way of making a theory more explicit about how cognition proceeds during a task?

What of the following is NOT a discipline in cognitive science?

A lexical decision task is __________.

The information-processing approach is a general model of human memory and cognitive systems.

Ecological validity means __________.

What is the term used for the regulation of cognitive resources?

Overall,behaviorism contributed in a positive manner to the development of many tools we use when investigating topics in cognitive psychology.

What are two areas,other than psychology,that fall under the rubric of cognitive science?

Who said,"I think,therefore I am"?

In terms of the flow of information processing,_ is an influence of environmental factors on thought,whereas __ is an influence of prior conceptions or expectations on thought.

A cognitive revolution is part of our day-to-day existence (e.g.,whenever we change our minds).

Titchener is most strongly associated with __________.

William James believed __________.

Memory does NOT involve __________.

The collection of mental processes and activities used in perceiving,remembering,thinking,and understanding is __________.

In response to a difficult question,a person is likely to respond more slowly than if an easy question had been asked.In terms of the overall response times,the difficult question would yield __________.

What is a good means of assessing how much a person remembers from something they read earlier?

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

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Exam 1: Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Define cognition.

Which of the following is a central analogy of cognitive psychology?

__________ wrote a review of Skinner's Verbal Behavior.This review clearly illustrated the shortcomings of the behaviorist account of language.

What is a way of making a theory more explicit about how cognition proceeds during a task?

What of the following is NOT a discipline in cognitive science?

A lexical decision task is __________.

The information-processing approach is a general model of human memory and cognitive systems.

Ecological validity means __________.

What is the term used for the regulation of cognitive resources?

Overall,behaviorism contributed in a positive manner to the development of many tools we use when investigating topics in cognitive psychology.

What are two areas,other than psychology,that fall under the rubric of cognitive science?

Who said,"I think,therefore I am"?

In terms of the flow of information processing,___________ is an influence of environmental factors on thought,whereas ____________ is an influence of prior conceptions or expectations on thought.

A cognitive revolution is part of our day-to-day existence (e.g.,whenever we change our minds).

Titchener is most strongly associated with __________.

William James believed __________.

Memory does NOT involve __________.

The collection of mental processes and activities used in perceiving,remembering,thinking,and understanding is __________.

In response to a difficult question,a person is likely to respond more slowly than if an easy question had been asked.In terms of the overall response times,the difficult question would yield __________.

What is a good means of assessing how much a person remembers from something they read earlier?

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

Filters

In terms of the flow of information processing,_ is an influence of environmental factors on thought,whereas __ is an influence of prior conceptions or expectations on thought.