Question 1

Cognitive psychologists study a variety of different areas. Which would not be an area of study for a cognitive psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A) language 
B) perception 
C) reasoning 
D) All are areas of cognitive psychology. 
A) language 
B) perception 
C) reasoning 
D) All are areas of cognitive psychology. D

Question 2

Where do higher-order cognitive processes, such as solving problems, happen in the information-processing model described in Chapter 1?

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory 
B) long-term memory 
C) selection 
D) higher-order processes, such as solving problems, do not have a separate stage in this model. 
A) short-term memory 
B) long-term memory 
C) selection 
D) higher-order processes, such as solving problems, do not have a separate stage in this model. D

Question 3

Programming computers to perform intellectually demanding tasks occurs in a field of study called

Accepted Answer

A) artificial intelligence. 
B) computer intelligence. 
C) natural intelligence. 
D) network intelligence. 
A) artificial intelligence. 
B) computer intelligence. 
C) natural intelligence. 
D) network intelligence. A

Question 4

The four lobes of the brain are

Accepted Answer

A) frontal, ventral, dorsal, and occipital. 
B) frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital. 
C) frontal, occipital, thalamus, and central. 
D) frontal, occipital, thalamus, and parietal. 
A) frontal, ventral, dorsal, and occipital. 
B) frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital. 
C) frontal, occipital, thalamus, and central. 
D) frontal, occipital, thalamus, and parietal.

Question 5

Which of the stages represent attention according to the information-processing model presented in Chapter 1?

Accepted Answer

A) sensory store and filter 
B) filter and pattern recognition 
C) filter and selection 
D) selection and STM 
A) sensory store and filter 
B) filter and pattern recognition 
C) filter and selection 
D) selection and STM

Question 6

Broadbent's original filter model was proposed to explain

Accepted Answer

A) why you can walk, talk, and chew gum at the same time. 
B) why you can't watch all three rings of a three-ring circus at the same time. 
C) why you can listen and see at the same time. 
D) why you can't listen to your professor at the same time as to the friend sitting beside you. 
A) why you can walk, talk, and chew gum at the same time. 
B) why you can't watch all three rings of a three-ring circus at the same time. 
C) why you can listen and see at the same time. 
D) why you can't listen to your professor at the same time as to the friend sitting beside you.

Question 7

The frontal lobe is thought to participate in

Accepted Answer

A) motor and memory tasks. 
B) motor tasks and visual information processing. 
C) memory tasks and visual information processing. 
D) body sensations. 
A) motor and memory tasks. 
B) motor tasks and visual information processing. 
C) memory tasks and visual information processing. 
D) body sensations.

Question 8

Obtaining precise temporal information about the time course of mental operations is achieved by using

Accepted Answer

A) magnetic resonance imaging. 
B) positron emission tomography. 
C) event-related potentials. 
D) radioactive tracers. 
A) magnetic resonance imaging. 
B) positron emission tomography. 
C) event-related potentials. 
D) radioactive tracers.

Question 9

Which of the following brain areas is paired correctly with the behaviors controlled by it?

Accepted Answer

A) occipital lobe - pattern perception, awareness of visual information 
B) parietal lobe - understanding language and recognizing faces 
C) temporal lobe - sensory information, planning motor movements, and memory 
D) frontal lobe - when damaged, results in impaired sense of touch and clumsiness in the side of the body opposite the side of the brain that has been damaged 
A) occipital lobe - pattern perception, awareness of visual information 
B) parietal lobe - understanding language and recognizing faces 
C) temporal lobe - sensory information, planning motor movements, and memory 
D) frontal lobe - when damaged, results in impaired sense of touch and clumsiness in the side of the body opposite the side of the brain that has been damaged

Question 10

When you use only sensory information to read/recognize a word, you are using

Accepted Answer

A) top-down processing. 
B) bottom-up processing. 
C) lateral processing. 
D) None of these 
A) top-down processing. 
B) bottom-up processing. 
C) lateral processing. 
D) None of these

Question 11

Discuss the major contributing factors to the development of cognitive psychology.

Accepted Answer

Cognitive psychology has been shaped by

Question 12

Cognitive science is

Accepted Answer

A) the idea that cognition consists of information-processing stages. 
B) the study of the contingencies between observable physical stimuli in the environment and observable behaviors of organisms. 
C) the science of using systematically organized logical methods for thinking precisely. 
D) the study of intelligence in humans, computer programs, and abstract theories, with an emphasis on intelligent behavior as computation. 
A) the idea that cognition consists of information-processing stages. 
B) the study of the contingencies between observable physical stimuli in the environment and observable behaviors of organisms. 
C) the science of using systematically organized logical methods for thinking precisely. 
D) the study of intelligence in humans, computer programs, and abstract theories, with an emphasis on intelligent behavior as computation.

Question 13

Which of the following does not belong with regard to cognitive science?

Accepted Answer

A) linguistics 
B) anthropology 
C) chemistry 
D) philosophy 
A) linguistics 
B) anthropology 
C) chemistry 
D) philosophy

Question 14

Which of the following were not considered important in the development of cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Miller 
B) Chomsky 
C) Broadbent 
D) Franklin 
A) Miller 
B) Chomsky 
C) Broadbent 
D) Franklin

Question 15

Cognition can be simply defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the study of memory. 
B) the acquisition of knowledge. 
C) the relationship between a stimulus and a response. 
D) the relationship between cognition and brain function. 
A) the study of memory. 
B) the acquisition of knowledge. 
C) the relationship between a stimulus and a response. 
D) the relationship between cognition and brain function.

Question 16

TOTE stands for

Accepted Answer

A) Test-Operate-Test-Exit. 
B) Test-Organize-Test-Evaluate. 
C) Transform-Organize-Test-Evaluate. 
D) Think-Out-Total-Event. 
A) Test-Operate-Test-Exit. 
B) Test-Organize-Test-Evaluate. 
C) Transform-Organize-Test-Evaluate. 
D) Think-Out-Total-Event.

Question 17

Miller, Galanter, and Pribram proposed the TOTE (Test-Operate-Test-Exit) unit to explain how people

Accepted Answer

A) recognize patterns. 
B) search memory. 
C) construct sentences. 
D) construct plans. 
A) recognize patterns. 
B) search memory. 
C) construct sentences. 
D) construct plans.

Question 18

Neisser defined the field of cognitive psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Define bottom-up and top-down processing. Provide an everyday example of these two types of processing that were not given in your textbook or class. Do you think one type of processing is utilized more than the other? Explain your position.

Accepted Answer

Bottom-up processing refers to the way o

Question 20

What is the correct order of stages in an information-processing model?

Accepted Answer

A) pattern recognition-sensory store-filter 
B) sensory store-pattern recognition-filter 
C) sensory store-filter-pattern recognition 
D) pattern recognition-filter-sensory store 
A) pattern recognition-sensory store-filter 
B) sensory store-pattern recognition-filter 
C) sensory store-filter-pattern recognition 
D) pattern recognition-filter-sensory store

Cognitive psychologists study a variety of different areas. Which would not be an area of study for a cognitive psychologist?

Where do higher-order cognitive processes, such as solving problems, happen in the information-processing model described in Chapter 1?

Programming computers to perform intellectually demanding tasks occurs in a field of study called

The four lobes of the brain are

Which of the stages represent attention according to the information-processing model presented in Chapter 1?

Broadbent's original filter model was proposed to explain

The frontal lobe is thought to participate in

Obtaining precise temporal information about the time course of mental operations is achieved by using

Which of the following brain areas is paired correctly with the behaviors controlled by it?

When you use only sensory information to read/recognize a word, you are using

Discuss the major contributing factors to the development of cognitive psychology.

Cognitive science is

Which of the following does not belong with regard to cognitive science?

Which of the following were not considered important in the development of cognitive psychology?

Cognition can be simply defined as

TOTE stands for

Miller, Galanter, and Pribram proposed the TOTE (Test-Operate-Test-Exit) unit to explain how people

Neisser defined the field of cognitive psychology.

Define bottom-up and top-down processing. Provide an everyday example of these two types of processing that were not given in your textbook or class. Do you think one type of processing is utilized more than the other? Explain your position.

What is the correct order of stages in an information-processing model?

Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Codes

Visual Images

Categorization

Semantic Organization

Language

Comprehension and Memory for Text

Problem Solving

Expertise and Creativity

Decision Making

Filters

Exam 1: Introduction

Cognitive psychologists study a variety of different areas. Which would not be an area of study for a cognitive psychologist?

Where do higher-order cognitive processes, such as solving problems, happen in the information-processing model described in Chapter 1?

Programming computers to perform intellectually demanding tasks occurs in a field of study called

The four lobes of the brain are

Which of the stages represent attention according to the information-processing model presented in Chapter 1?

Broadbent's original filter model was proposed to explain

The frontal lobe is thought to participate in

Obtaining precise temporal information about the time course of mental operations is achieved by using

Which of the following brain areas is paired correctly with the behaviors controlled by it?

When you use only sensory information to read/recognize a word, you are using

Discuss the major contributing factors to the development of cognitive psychology.

Cognitive science is

Which of the following does not belong with regard to cognitive science?

Which of the following were not considered important in the development of cognitive psychology?

Cognition can be simply defined as

TOTE stands for

Miller, Galanter, and Pribram proposed the TOTE (Test-Operate-Test-Exit) unit to explain how people

Neisser defined the field of cognitive psychology.

Define bottom-up and top-down processing. Provide an everyday example of these two types of processing that were not given in your textbook or class. Do you think one type of processing is utilized more than the other? Explain your position.

What is the correct order of stages in an information-processing model?

Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Codes

Visual Images

Categorization

Semantic Organization

Language

Comprehension and Memory for Text

Problem Solving

Expertise and Creativity

Decision Making

Filters