Question 1

Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary of the behaviorists' contributions to cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anton: "The behaviorists refined the introspection technique through the use of careful interview techniques." 
B)  Elena: "The most important contributions of the behaviorists were related to research methodology." 
C)  Sarah: "Behaviorists clarified the cognitive abilities of infants and children, especially in their research on object permanence." 
D)  Jason: "Behaviorists' contributions to cognitive psychology focused on theoretical models, rather than on empirical results." 
A)  Anton: "The behaviorists refined the introspection technique through the use of careful interview techniques." 
B)  Elena: "The most important contributions of the behaviorists were related to research methodology." 
C)  Sarah: "Behaviorists clarified the cognitive abilities of infants and children, especially in their research on object permanence." 
D)  Jason: "Behaviorists' contributions to cognitive psychology focused on theoretical models, rather than on empirical results."

Question 2

According to Chapter 1 in your textbook, the computer-simulation method

Accepted Answer

A)  attempts to explain how a computer can perform a cognitive task as quickly as possible. 
B)  is not yet sophisticated enough to perform any cognitive task as efficiently as humans can. 
C)  typically produces an idealized version of how humans should perform a cognitive task, rather than how they actually do perform it. 
D)  tries to create a program that performs a cognitive task in the same way that humans would perform it. 
A)  attempts to explain how a computer can perform a cognitive task as quickly as possible. 
B)  is not yet sophisticated enough to perform any cognitive task as efficiently as humans can. 
C)  typically produces an idealized version of how humans should perform a cognitive task, rather than how they actually do perform it. 
D)  tries to create a program that performs a cognitive task in the same way that humans would perform it.

Question 3

Chris just telephoned Roberta and listed eight items that they need for the afternoon picnic. Roberta didn't have a pencil, so she couldn't write them down. However, she remembers the last three items very well because of

Accepted Answer

A)  object permanence. 
B)  long-term memory. 
C)  an event-related potential. 
D)  the recency effect. 
A)  object permanence. 
B)  long-term memory. 
C)  an event-related potential. 
D)  the recency effect.

Question 4

Chapter 1 presents some information about the history of cognition. According to this discussion

Accepted Answer

A)  the issue of how humans acquire knowledge was not considered until about 80 years ago. 
B)  the birthday of scientific psychology is usually traced to the first studies of John B. Watson. 
C)  behaviorism is an approach that relies on objective, observable reactions. 
D)  behaviorists have been primarily interested in studying images and thought processes. 
A)  the issue of how humans acquire knowledge was not considered until about 80 years ago. 
B)  the birthday of scientific psychology is usually traced to the first studies of John B. Watson. 
C)  behaviorism is an approach that relies on objective, observable reactions. 
D)  behaviorists have been primarily interested in studying images and thought processes.

Question 5

The term "pure AI" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  research that considers human limitations in cognitive processing. 
B)  an approach that attempts to accomplish a task as efficiently as possible. 
C)  an emphasis on the ecological validity of research in cognitive psychology. 
D)  a technique used in neuroscience that records the responses from a single cell in the brain. 
A)  research that considers human limitations in cognitive processing. 
B)  an approach that attempts to accomplish a task as efficiently as possible. 
C)  an emphasis on the ecological validity of research in cognitive psychology. 
D)  a technique used in neuroscience that records the responses from a single cell in the brain.

Question 6

One of the characteristics of the human brain that is especially important in the connectionist approach is that the brain

Accepted Answer

A)  is divided into several distinct lobes. 
B)  has two hemispheres that are somewhat similar to each other. 
C)  has networks that link together many neuron-like units. 
D)  has a very specific location in which it performs each cognitive activity. 
A)  is divided into several distinct lobes. 
B)  has two hemispheres that are somewhat similar to each other. 
C)  has networks that link together many neuron-like units. 
D)  has a very specific location in which it performs each cognitive activity.

Question 7

Research on people with brain lesions

Accepted Answer

A)  usually focuses on the way that isolated nerve cells function. 
B)  emphasizes that most people who have had strokes won't ever recover the ability to perform a cognitive task. 
C)  is a relatively recent neuroscience approach to cognition. 
D)  studies people who cannot perform specific cognitive tasks after they have had a stroke, tumor, or accident. 
A)  usually focuses on the way that isolated nerve cells function. 
B)  emphasizes that most people who have had strokes won't ever recover the ability to perform a cognitive task. 
C)  is a relatively recent neuroscience approach to cognition. 
D)  studies people who cannot perform specific cognitive tasks after they have had a stroke, tumor, or accident.

Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary of the behaviorists' contributions to cognitive psychology?

According to Chapter 1 in your textbook, the computer-simulation method

Chris just telephoned Roberta and listed eight items that they need for the afternoon picnic. Roberta didn't have a pencil, so she couldn't write them down. However, she remembers the last three items very well because of

Chapter 1 presents some information about the history of cognition. According to this discussion

The term "pure AI" refers to

One of the characteristics of the human brain that is especially important in the connectionist approach is that the brain

Research on people with brain lesions

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

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Exam 1: An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary of the behaviorists' contributions to cognitive psychology?

According to Chapter 1 in your textbook, the computer-simulation method

Chris just telephoned Roberta and listed eight items that they need for the afternoon picnic. Roberta didn't have a pencil, so she couldn't write them down. However, she remembers the last three items very well because of

Chapter 1 presents some information about the history of cognition. According to this discussion

The term "pure AI" refers to

One of the characteristics of the human brain that is especially important in the connectionist approach is that the brain

Research on people with brain lesions

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