Question 1

Behaviorists believe that the presentation ofincreases the frequency of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) positive reinforcers 
B) discriminative stimuli 
C) backward conditioning 
D) inhibitory neurotransmitters 
A) positive reinforcers 
B) discriminative stimuli 
C) backward conditioning 
D) inhibitory neurotransmitters

Question 2

The main point of the Donders' reaction time experiments was to

Accepted Answer

A) show that reaction times can be measured accurately. 
B) measure the amount of time it takes to make a decision. 
C) determine differences in the way people react to stimuli. 
D) show that our cognitions are often based on unconscious inferences. 
A) show that reaction times can be measured accurately. 
B) measure the amount of time it takes to make a decision. 
C) determine differences in the way people react to stimuli. 
D) show that our cognitions are often based on unconscious inferences.

Question 3

Donders' reaction time experiment was performed using stimuli in which of the following sensory modalities?

Accepted Answer

A) Touch 
B) Hearing 
C) Smell 
D) Vision 
A) Touch 
B) Hearing 
C) Smell 
D) Vision

Question 4

The founder of the first laboratory of scientific psychology was

Accepted Answer

A) Franciscus Donders. 
B) Hermann von Helmholtz. 
C) Wilhelm Wundt. 
D) Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
A) Franciscus Donders. 
B) Hermann von Helmholtz. 
C) Wilhelm Wundt. 
D) Hermann Ebbinghaus.

Question 5

Donald Broadbent was the first person to develop which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A flow diagram depicting the mind as processing information in a sequence of stages 
B) A computer program for solving logic problems 
C) An experimental procedure for studying the way people process information 
D) The first textbook of cognitive psychology 
A) A flow diagram depicting the mind as processing information in a sequence of stages 
B) A computer program for solving logic problems 
C) An experimental procedure for studying the way people process information 
D) The first textbook of cognitive psychology

Question 6

notion that the mind could be represented as operating in a sequence of stages,often represented by boxes,allows cognitive psychologists to develop models that can be tested by further experiments.

Accepted Answer

A) Broadbent's 
B) Chomsky's 
C) Cherry's 
D) Skinner's 
A) Broadbent's 
B) Chomsky's 
C) Cherry's 
D) Skinner's

Question 7

John Watson believed that psychology should focus on the study of

Accepted Answer

A) observable behavior. 
B) mental processes. 
C) consciousness. 
D) attention. 
A) observable behavior. 
B) mental processes. 
C) consciousness. 
D) attention.

Question 8

Reaction time refers to the time between theof a stimulus and a person's response to it.

Accepted Answer

A) sensation 
B) transduction 
C) change in intensity 
D) presentation 
A) sensation 
B) transduction 
C) change in intensity 
D) presentation

Question 9

Which of the following is a criticism of analytic introspection?

Accepted Answer

A) It infers mental processes based on objective data. 
B) It produces results that are too easy to verify. 
C) It produces variable results from person to person. 
D) It requires no training. 
A) It infers mental processes based on objective data. 
B) It produces results that are too easy to verify. 
C) It produces variable results from person to person. 
D) It requires no training.

Question 10

Distinguish between structural models and process models in cognitive psychology.Provide an example of each type
of model.

Accepted Answer

Structural models and process models are

Question 11

The investigation of how behavior is strengthened by presentation of positive reinforcers (e.g. ,food)or withdrawal of negative reinforcers (e.g. ,shock)is best known as

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning. 
B) the method of savings. 
C) choice reaction time. 
D) operant conditioning. 
A) classical conditioning. 
B) the method of savings. 
C) choice reaction time. 
D) operant conditioning.

Question 12

An early model of memory indicates that incoming information is first handled by "sensory" memory,is then moved to "short term" memory,and finally is pushed into "long-term" memory.This model,proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968,is an example of a(n)model.

Accepted Answer

A) process 
B) nomothetic 
C) structural 
D) idiographic 
A) process 
B) nomothetic 
C) structural 
D) idiographic

Question 13

Which of the following methods,often associated with structuralism,was used in the psychology laboratory established by Wilhelm Wundt?

Accepted Answer

A) Analytic introspection 
B) Measuring reaction times 
C) Operant conditioning 
D) Classical conditioning 
A) Analytic introspection 
B) Measuring reaction times 
C) Operant conditioning 
D) Classical conditioning

Question 14

The branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind is called

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive psychology. 
B) introspection. 
C) behaviorism. 
D) memory consolidation. 
A) cognitive psychology. 
B) introspection. 
C) behaviorism. 
D) memory consolidation.

Question 15

The use of the term "artificial intelligence" was coined by

Accepted Answer

A) B.F.Skinner. 
B) Colin Cherry. 
C) Edward Tolman. 
D) John McCarthy. 
A) B.F.Skinner. 
B) Colin Cherry. 
C) Edward Tolman. 
D) John McCarthy.

Question 16

Which of the following are the two primary categories of models in cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Structural models and process models 
B) Biological models and psychological models 
C) Interpersonal models and intrapersonal models 
D) Psychodynamic models and behavioral models 
A) Structural models and process models 
B) Biological models and psychological models 
C) Interpersonal models and intrapersonal models 
D) Psychodynamic models and behavioral models

Question 17

Describe analytic introspection.Give an experimental example.Also,describe two limitations to this method.

Accepted Answer

Analytic introspection is a method used

Question 18

Your text describes the occurrence of a "cognitive revolution" during which dramatic changes took place in the way psychology was studied.This so-called "revolution" occurred parallel to (and,in part,because of)the introduction of

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive psychology textbooks. 
B) analytic introspection. 
C) Skinner boxes. 
D) computers. 
A) cognitive psychology textbooks. 
B) analytic introspection. 
C) Skinner boxes. 
D) computers.

Question 19

Who introduced the flow diagram to represent what is happening in the mind?

Accepted Answer

A) Donald Broadbent 
B) Colin Cherry 
C) Newell and Simon 
D) Wilhelm Wundt 
A) Donald Broadbent 
B) Colin Cherry 
C) Newell and Simon 
D) Wilhelm Wundt

Question 20

In Donders' experiment on decision making,when participants were asked to press one button if the light on the left was illuminated and another button if the light on the right was illuminated,they were engaged in a

Accepted Answer

A) reaction time task. 
B) simple reaction time task. 
C) choice reaction time task. 
D) presentation task. 
A) reaction time task. 
B) simple reaction time task. 
C) choice reaction time task. 
D) presentation task.

Behaviorists believe that the presentation ofincreases the frequency of behavior.

The main point of the Donders' reaction time experiments was to

Donders' reaction time experiment was performed using stimuli in which of the following sensory modalities?

The founder of the first laboratory of scientific psychology was

Donald Broadbent was the first person to develop which of the following?

notion that the mind could be represented as operating in a sequence of stages,often represented by boxes,allows cognitive psychologists to develop models that can be tested by further experiments.

John Watson believed that psychology should focus on the study of

Reaction time refers to the time between theof a stimulus and a person's response to it.

Which of the following is a criticism of analytic introspection?

Distinguish between structural models and process models in cognitive psychology.Provide an example of each type of model.

The investigation of how behavior is strengthened by presentation of positive reinforcers (e.g. ,food)or withdrawal of negative reinforcers (e.g. ,shock)is best known as

An early model of memory indicates that incoming information is first handled by "sensory" memory,is then moved to "short term" memory,and finally is pushed into "long-term" memory.This model,proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968,is an example of a(n)model.

Which of the following methods,often associated with structuralism,was used in the psychology laboratory established by Wilhelm Wundt?

The branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind is called

The use of the term "artificial intelligence" was coined by

Which of the following are the two primary categories of models in cognitive psychology?

Describe analytic introspection.Give an experimental example.Also,describe two limitations to this method.

Your text describes the occurrence of a "cognitive revolution" during which dramatic changes took place in the way psychology was studied.This so-called "revolution" occurred parallel to (and,in part,because of)the introduction of

Who introduced the flow diagram to represent what is happening in the mind?

In Donders' experiment on decision making,when participants were asked to press one button if the light on the left was illuminated and another button if the light on the right was illuminated,they were engaged in a

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Exam 1: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology.

Behaviorists believe that the presentation ofincreases the frequency of behavior.

The main point of the Donders' reaction time experiments was to

Donders' reaction time experiment was performed using stimuli in which of the following sensory modalities?

The founder of the first laboratory of scientific psychology was

Donald Broadbent was the first person to develop which of the following?

notion that the mind could be represented as operating in a sequence of stages,often represented by boxes,allows cognitive psychologists to develop models that can be tested by further experiments.

John Watson believed that psychology should focus on the study of

Reaction time refers to the time between theof a stimulus and a person's response to it.

Which of the following is a criticism of analytic introspection?

Distinguish between structural models and process models in cognitive psychology.Provide an example of each type of model.

The investigation of how behavior is strengthened by presentation of positive reinforcers (e.g. ,food)or withdrawal of negative reinforcers (e.g. ,shock)is best known as

An early model of memory indicates that incoming information is first handled by "sensory" memory,is then moved to "short term" memory,and finally is pushed into "long-term" memory.This model,proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968,is an example of a(n)model.

Which of the following methods,often associated with structuralism,was used in the psychology laboratory established by Wilhelm Wundt?

The branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind is called

The use of the term "artificial intelligence" was coined by

Which of the following are the two primary categories of models in cognitive psychology?

Describe analytic introspection.Give an experimental example.Also,describe two limitations to this method.

Your text describes the occurrence of a "cognitive revolution" during which dramatic changes took place in the way psychology was studied.This so-called "revolution" occurred parallel to (and,in part,because of)the introduction of

Who introduced the flow diagram to represent what is happening in the mind?

In Donders' experiment on decision making,when participants were asked to press one button if the light on the left was illuminated and another button if the light on the right was illuminated,they were engaged in a

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception.

Attention.

Short term and Working Memory.

Long term Memory: Structure

Long-term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval, and Consolidation.

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

Conceptual Knowledge.

Visual Imagery

Language

Problem Solving.

Judgment, Decisions, and Reasoning

Filters