Question 1

Information processing models assume that

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A)  information from your senses about stimuli in the outside world can be compared to inputting information on a computer keyboard. 
B)  Information from your senses is processed and recognized instantaneously. 
C)  A stimulus does not need to be interpreted or identified before a decision is made about how to respond to the stimulus. 
D)  subsystems based on algorithms are not necessary to model cognitive processes. 
A)  information from your senses about stimuli in the outside world can be compared to inputting information on a computer keyboard. 
B)  Information from your senses is processed and recognized instantaneously. 
C)  A stimulus does not need to be interpreted or identified before a decision is made about how to respond to the stimulus. 
D)  subsystems based on algorithms are not necessary to model cognitive processes.

Question 2

Suppose that you meet a professor who is trying to determine what portions of the brain are involved in trying to recall a word that is on the tip of your tongue. This person is likely to use the approach of

Accepted Answer

A)  artificial intelligence. 
B)  cognitive neuroscience. 
C)  gestalt psychology 
D)  behaviorism. 
A)  artificial intelligence. 
B)  cognitive neuroscience. 
C)  gestalt psychology 
D)  behaviorism.

Question 3

According to the discussion of cognitive neuroscience, the PET-scan technique

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A)  is too dangerous to use with human participants. 
B)  is currently used when researchers want to test memory; however, it is not adaptable for other cognitive processes. 
C)  can measure human cognitive processes that are completed within one-tenth of a second. 
D)  measures blood flow in the brain. 
A)  is too dangerous to use with human participants. 
B)  is currently used when researchers want to test memory; however, it is not adaptable for other cognitive processes. 
C)  can measure human cognitive processes that are completed within one-tenth of a second. 
D)  measures blood flow in the brain.

Question 4

Suppose that you hear about a research project in linguistics that is exploring the topic called discourse. Which of the following would be the most likely topic for this research?

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A)  "How do students pronounce individual letters within a word?" 
B)  "Can students recognize the grammatical category of words?" 
C)  "Are students aware of the past tense of verbs?" 
D)  "What are students' ideas about how a story should end?" 
A)  "How do students pronounce individual letters within a word?" 
B)  "Can students recognize the grammatical category of words?" 
C)  "Are students aware of the past tense of verbs?" 
D)  "What are students' ideas about how a story should end?"

Question 5

According to the discussion about the rise of cognitive psychology,

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A)  enthusiasm for behaviorism decreased because it was difficult to explain complex human behavior using only the concepts from learning theory. 
B)  Piaget's research on children's thinking was actually ignored until cognitive psychology was well established in the 1970s. 
C)  modern linguistics favors behaviorism rather than cognitive approaches. 
D)  behavioral approaches to human memory are still more widely accepted than cognitive approaches. 
A)  enthusiasm for behaviorism decreased because it was difficult to explain complex human behavior using only the concepts from learning theory. 
B)  Piaget's research on children's thinking was actually ignored until cognitive psychology was well established in the 1970s. 
C)  modern linguistics favors behaviorism rather than cognitive approaches. 
D)  behavioral approaches to human memory are still more widely accepted than cognitive approaches.

Question 6

Suppose that your professor tells you that you must locate a journal article about cognitive psychology that presents empirical evidence. You should look for an article that

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A)  studies humans, rather than other animals. 
B)  emphasizes evidence collected in experiments. 
C)  provides a theoretical explanation for previous research. 
D)  uses at least two different statistical analyses. 
A)  studies humans, rather than other animals. 
B)  emphasizes evidence collected in experiments. 
C)  provides a theoretical explanation for previous research. 
D)  uses at least two different statistical analyses.

Question 7

When neuroscientists use PET scans (positron emission tomography),

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A)  they assess the regions of the brain in which blood flow increases while a person is performing a task. 
B)  they record the neural impulses from one neuron in the human brain. 
C)  they stimulate a brain region in a patient who recently had a stroke or tumor. 
D)  they place electrodes on a person's scalp. 
A)  they assess the regions of the brain in which blood flow increases while a person is performing a task. 
B)  they record the neural impulses from one neuron in the human brain. 
C)  they stimulate a brain region in a patient who recently had a stroke or tumor. 
D)  they place electrodes on a person's scalp.

Information processing models assume that

Suppose that you meet a professor who is trying to determine what portions of the brain are involved in trying to recall a word that is on the tip of your tongue. This person is likely to use the approach of

According to the discussion of cognitive neuroscience, the PET-scan technique

Suppose that you hear about a research project in linguistics that is exploring the topic called discourse. Which of the following would be the most likely topic for this research?

According to the discussion about the rise of cognitive psychology,

Suppose that your professor tells you that you must locate a journal article about cognitive psychology that presents empirical evidence. You should look for an article that

When neuroscientists use PET scans (positron emission tomography),

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Exam 1: An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Information processing models assume that

Suppose that you meet a professor who is trying to determine what portions of the brain are involved in trying to recall a word that is on the tip of your tongue. This person is likely to use the approach of

According to the discussion of cognitive neuroscience, the PET-scan technique

Suppose that you hear about a research project in linguistics that is exploring the topic called discourse. Which of the following would be the most likely topic for this research?

According to the discussion about the rise of cognitive psychology,

Suppose that your professor tells you that you must locate a journal article about cognitive psychology that presents empirical evidence. You should look for an article that

When neuroscientists use PET scans (positron emission tomography),

Visual and Auditory Recognition

Attention and Consciousness

Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Strategies and Metacognition

Mental Imagery and Cognitive Maps

General Knowledge

Language I: Introduction to Language and Language Comprehension

Language Ii: Language Production and Bilingualism

Problem Solving and Creativity

Deductive Reasoning and Decision Making

Cognitive Development Throughout the Lifespan

Filters