Exam 1: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

A researcher is interested in studying how people memorize lists of associated words. The most appropriate dependent variable for an experiment like this would be ______.

The computer and information-processing models of cognition led to the representationalist view of cognitive processes.

If a researcher were interested in studying how multiple variables relate to each other, which research approach would he or she likely use?

Distinguish between correlational designs and experimental designs. Provide an example of each.

A belief in cognitive psychology reemerged following which event?

How are scientists using new techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography?

Dr. Smith believes that overt, observable behavior is the only valid way that we can study people. He is a ______.

Who was the German physiologist who studied the speed of neuronal transmission by attaching electrical wires to the leg muscles of frogs?

Using a computer or information-processing model would most accurately depict which approach to cognition?

Who was one of the first psychologists to study cognition?

Explain how Noam Chomsky's work on language acquisition changed the field of cognitive psychology. Do you agree or disagree with his ideas? Explain your answer.

John went to the bank, where he encountered a very rude, grumpy bank teller. Rather than getting angry and being rude back, John was polite through the encounter while thinking, "This person must be going through a difficult time for her to be so rude, so I shouldn't take it personally." John's attitude best illustrates ______.

Dr. Smith is developing a new drug to treat headaches. To test this drug, she develops a study in which one group gets the new drug, and the other gets a placebo, or a fake pill. Dr. Smith measures whether headaches improve by giving each participant a survey each day. The drug is the ______ variable.

Why do many scientists measure eye movement as a way of understanding cognition?

Define indirect measurement and explain why most cognitive psychology experiments rely on it. Give an example of it. What is the drawback to this type of measurement?

Neuroscience, linguistics, attention, and perception are all part of the study of cognitive psychology.

Dr. Smith is developing a new drug to treat headaches. To test this drug, she develops a study in which one group gets the new drug, and the other gets a placebo, or a fake pill. Dr. Smith measures whether headaches improve by giving each participant a survey each day. The amount of improvement, as measured by the survey, is the ______ variable.