Question 1

Describe introspection and then describe two limitations to this method.

Accepted Answer

Introspection is the process of examinin

Question 2

In cognition,as in other sciences,we develop claims that can be tested.These claims are generally referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) research proposals. 
B) empirical models. 
C) statistical comparisons. 
D) hypotheses. 
A) research proposals. 
B) empirical models. 
C) statistical comparisons. 
D) hypotheses.

Question 3

Who used the language of computer science to describe human cognition?

Accepted Answer

A) Donald Broadbent 
B) Colin Cherry 
C) Frederic Bartlett 
D) Wilhelm Wundt 
A) Donald Broadbent 
B) Colin Cherry 
C) Frederic Bartlett 
D) Wilhelm Wundt

Question 4

The seminal work of ________ was instrumental in the development of experimental psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) Donald Broadbent 
B) Wilhelm Wundt 
C) John Watson 
D) Immanuel Kant 
A) Donald Broadbent 
B) Wilhelm Wundt 
C) John Watson 
D) Immanuel Kant

Question 5

Wilhelm Wundt would be LEAST interested in an individual's

Accepted Answer

A) feelings. 
B) perception of temperature. 
C) reaction to a conditioned stimulus. 
D) recollections. 
A) feelings. 
B) perception of temperature. 
C) reaction to a conditioned stimulus. 
D) recollections.

Question 6

Alyssa wants to be a psychologist but is unsure which topic within psychology most interests her.Which of the following topics would be LEAST likely to lead her into cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) amnesia 
B) language acquisition 
C) Lyme disease 
D) problem-solving strategies 
A) amnesia 
B) language acquisition 
C) Lyme disease 
D) problem-solving strategies

Question 7

Which of the following would a classical behaviorist be LEAST likely to study?

Accepted Answer

A) a participant's response to a regularly occurring situation 
B) a participant's beliefs 
C) changes in a participant's behavior that follow changes in the environment 
D) principles that apply equally to human behavior and to the behavior of other species 
A) a participant's response to a regularly occurring situation 
B) a participant's beliefs 
C) changes in a participant's behavior that follow changes in the environment 
D) principles that apply equally to human behavior and to the behavior of other species

Question 8

For 10 days,a group of rats is simply allowed to explore a maze.On Day 11,food is introduced at a specific location within the maze,and the rats find it.On Day 12,the rats move to the food's location just as quickly as rats who had been trained for many days with food in that location.The most plausible explanation for this result is that

Accepted Answer

A) the rats permitted only to explore learned the layout of the maze. 
B) the reward of food was not sufficient to shape the trained rat's behavior. 
C) the ability of rats to locate food is innate. 
D) the rats trained to locate food learned the layout of the maze. 
A) the rats permitted only to explore learned the layout of the maze. 
B) the reward of food was not sufficient to shape the trained rat's behavior. 
C) the ability of rats to locate food is innate. 
D) the rats trained to locate food learned the layout of the maze.

Question 9

Which of the following statements provides the most serious obstacle to the use of introspection as a source of scientific evidence?

Accepted Answer

A) When facts are provided by introspection,we have no way to assess the facts themselves,independent of the reporter's perspective. 
B) Introspection is only effective for children,because children have not yet learned to inhibit their own self-reports. 
C) Introspection is a valid method only if the person doing the introspection goes into a trancelike state. 
D) The process of reporting on one's own mental events is too slow to be scientifically useful. 
A) When facts are provided by introspection,we have no way to assess the facts themselves,independent of the reporter's perspective. 
B) Introspection is only effective for children,because children have not yet learned to inhibit their own self-reports. 
C) Introspection is a valid method only if the person doing the introspection goes into a trancelike state. 
D) The process of reporting on one's own mental events is too slow to be scientifically useful.

Question 10

Modern psychology turned away from behaviorism in its classic form for many reasons,including the fact that

Accepted Answer

A) classical behaviorism failed to consider the mental processes underlying cognition. 
B) humans are more similar to computers than to other species studied in the laboratory. 
C) psychology rejected behaviorism's emphasis on an organism's subjective states. 
D) an organism's behavior can be changed by learning. 
A) classical behaviorism failed to consider the mental processes underlying cognition. 
B) humans are more similar to computers than to other species studied in the laboratory. 
C) psychology rejected behaviorism's emphasis on an organism's subjective states. 
D) an organism's behavior can be changed by learning.

Question 11

The "cognitive revolution" is named as such because

Accepted Answer

A) the focus changed from behaviors to the processes underlying those behaviors. 
B) the change was accompanied by violence. 
C) the focus changed from animals to humans. 
D) philosophers such as Kant were strongly opposed to the change. 
A) the focus changed from behaviors to the processes underlying those behaviors. 
B) the change was accompanied by violence. 
C) the focus changed from animals to humans. 
D) philosophers such as Kant were strongly opposed to the change.

Question 12

If Sheila says,"Pass the salt,please," you are likely to pass her the salt.You'll probably respond in the same way if Sheila (a chemistry major)instead asks,"Could you please hand me the sodium chloride crystals?" This observation seems to indicate that our behavior is

Accepted Answer

A) primarily controlled by the physical characteristics of the stimuli we encounter. 
B) shaped by the literal meanings of the stimuli we encounter. 
C) determined by simple associations among the stimuli we encounter. 
D) governed by what the stimuli we encounter mean to us. 
A) primarily controlled by the physical characteristics of the stimuli we encounter. 
B) shaped by the literal meanings of the stimuli we encounter. 
C) determined by simple associations among the stimuli we encounter. 
D) governed by what the stimuli we encounter mean to us.

Question 13

Of the following,behaviorists argued that ________ were most important in analyzing behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) expectations 
B) beliefs 
C) wishes 
D) learning histories 
A) expectations 
B) beliefs 
C) wishes 
D) learning histories

Describe introspection and then describe two limitations to this method.

In cognition,as in other sciences,we develop claims that can be tested.These claims are generally referred to as

Who used the language of computer science to describe human cognition?

The seminal work of ________ was instrumental in the development of experimental psychology.

Wilhelm Wundt would be LEAST interested in an individual's

Alyssa wants to be a psychologist but is unsure which topic within psychology most interests her.Which of the following topics would be LEAST likely to lead her into cognitive psychology?

Which of the following would a classical behaviorist be LEAST likely to study?

Which of the following statements provides the most serious obstacle to the use of introspection as a source of scientific evidence?

Modern psychology turned away from behaviorism in its classic form for many reasons,including the fact that

The "cognitive revolution" is named as such because

If Sheila says,"Pass the salt,please," you are likely to pass her the salt.You'll probably respond in the same way if Sheila (a chemistry major)instead asks,"Could you please hand me the sodium chloride crystals?" This observation seems to indicate that our behavior is

Of the following,behaviorists argued that ________ were most important in analyzing behavior.

The Neural Basis for Cognition

Visual Perception

Recognizing Objects

Paying Attention

The Acquisition of Memories and the Work-Ing-Memory System

Interconnections Between Acquisi-Tion and Retrieval

Remembering Complex Events

Concepts and Generic Knowledge

Languag

Visual Knowledg

Judgment and Reasoning

Problem Solving and Intelligence

Conscious Thought,Unconscious Thought

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Exam 1: The Science of the Mind

Describe introspection and then describe two limitations to this method.

In cognition,as in other sciences,we develop claims that can be tested.These claims are generally referred to as

Who used the language of computer science to describe human cognition?

The seminal work of ________ was instrumental in the development of experimental psychology.

Wilhelm Wundt would be LEAST interested in an individual's

Alyssa wants to be a psychologist but is unsure which topic within psychology most interests her.Which of the following topics would be LEAST likely to lead her into cognitive psychology?

Which of the following would a classical behaviorist be LEAST likely to study?

Which of the following statements provides the most serious obstacle to the use of introspection as a source of scientific evidence?

Modern psychology turned away from behaviorism in its classic form for many reasons,including the fact that

The "cognitive revolution" is named as such because

If Sheila says,"Pass the salt,please," you are likely to pass her the salt.You'll probably respond in the same way if Sheila (a chemistry major)instead asks,"Could you please hand me the sodium chloride crystals?" This observation seems to indicate that our behavior is

Of the following,behaviorists argued that ________ were most important in analyzing behavior.

The Neural Basis for Cognition

Visual Perception

Recognizing Objects

Paying Attention

The Acquisition of Memories and the Work-Ing-Memory System

Interconnections Between Acquisi-Tion and Retrieval

Remembering Complex Events

Concepts and Generic Knowledge

Languag

Visual Knowledg

Judgment and Reasoning

Problem Solving and Intelligence

Conscious Thought,Unconscious Thought

Filters