Question 1

Mind and behavior can be conceptualized as an "S," an "R," and a black box in between.The behaviorists were interested in

Accepted Answer

A) the Ss only. 
B) the Rs only. 
C) Ss and Rs. 
D) the black box. 
A) the Ss only. 
B) the Rs only. 
C) Ss and Rs. 
D) the black box.

Question 2

The forgetting curve,as mapped out by Ebbinghaus,demonstrates that material is forgotten

Accepted Answer

A) very slowly at first,then at a very rapid rate. 
B) rapidly at first,then at a very slow steady rate. 
C) at a fairly constant rate over time. 
D) only if there is interference. 
A) very slowly at first,then at a very rapid rate. 
B) rapidly at first,then at a very slow steady rate. 
C) at a fairly constant rate over time. 
D) only if there is interference.

Question 3

The information processing approach to cognition likens thought to

Accepted Answer

A) the operation of a computer. 
B) the storage system of a library. 
C) the assembly-line production of a factory. 
D) the trial-and-error learning of the rat in a maze. 
A) the operation of a computer. 
B) the storage system of a library. 
C) the assembly-line production of a factory. 
D) the trial-and-error learning of the rat in a maze.

Question 4

In explaining cognition,the connectionist approach emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A) interactions between individual processing units in the brain. 
B) the serial nature of cognitive processing. 
C) that cognitive processes are localized within certain regions of the brain. 
D) simple perceptual processing,rather than higher-level cognitive processing. 
A) interactions between individual processing units in the brain. 
B) the serial nature of cognitive processing. 
C) that cognitive processes are localized within certain regions of the brain. 
D) simple perceptual processing,rather than higher-level cognitive processing.

Question 5

Suppose damage to a particular brain area leaves someone unable to recognize faces,but does not affect the ability to recognize objects.This is an example of ________ and provides some evidence that

Accepted Answer

A) a single dissociation;recognition of faces and recognition of objects depend on different brain mechanisms. 
B) a single dissociation;recognition of faces and recognition of objects depend on the same brain mechanisms. 
C) a double dissociation;recognition of faces and recognition of objects depend on different brain mechanisms. 
D) a double dissociation;recognition of faces and recognition of objects depend on the same brain mechanisms. 
A) a single dissociation;recognition of faces and recognition of objects depend on different brain mechanisms. 
B) a single dissociation;recognition of faces and recognition of objects depend on the same brain mechanisms. 
C) a double dissociation;recognition of faces and recognition of objects depend on different brain mechanisms. 
D) a double dissociation;recognition of faces and recognition of objects depend on the same brain mechanisms.

Question 6

Which term refers to a constellation of ideas emphasizing the belief that thinking is dynamic and occurs in conjunction with action and within a broader context that guides and shapes it?

Accepted Answer

A) Materialism 
B) Embodied cognition 
C) Dualism 
D) Empiricism 
A) Materialism 
B) Embodied cognition 
C) Dualism 
D) Empiricism

Question 7

Bartlett's studies of memory were different than Ebbinghaus's in that

Accepted Answer

A) Bartlett found little evidence of forgetting. 
B) Bartlett's studies featured a higher degree of realism. 
C) Bartlett's ideas were consistent with the behaviorist approach of the day. 
D) it has had relatively little influence on current day research. 
A) Bartlett found little evidence of forgetting. 
B) Bartlett's studies featured a higher degree of realism. 
C) Bartlett's ideas were consistent with the behaviorist approach of the day. 
D) it has had relatively little influence on current day research.

Question 8

Which psychophysicist came up with the notion of an unconscious inference?

Accepted Answer

A) Donders 
B) Fechner 
C) Helmholtz 
D) Wundt 
A) Donders 
B) Fechner 
C) Helmholtz 
D) Wundt

Question 9

The _______ is the seat of what are typically labeled "higher cognitive functions."

Accepted Answer

A) hindbrain 
B) midbrain 
C) caudal area 
D) cerebral cortex 
A) hindbrain 
B) midbrain 
C) caudal area 
D) cerebral cortex

Question 10

Which neuroscientific investigation technique uses a SQUID?

Accepted Answer

A) ERP 
B) MEG 
C) PTscan 
D) fMRI 
A) ERP 
B) MEG 
C) PTscan 
D) fMRI

Mind and behavior can be conceptualized as an "S," an "R," and a black box in between.The behaviorists were interested in

The forgetting curve,as mapped out by Ebbinghaus,demonstrates that material is forgotten

The information processing approach to cognition likens thought to

In explaining cognition,the connectionist approach emphasizes

Suppose damage to a particular brain area leaves someone unable to recognize faces,but does not affect the ability to recognize objects.This is an example of ________ and provides some evidence that

Which term refers to a constellation of ideas emphasizing the belief that thinking is dynamic and occurs in conjunction with action and within a broader context that guides and shapes it?

Bartlett's studies of memory were different than Ebbinghaus's in that

Which psychophysicist came up with the notion of an unconscious inference?

The _______ is the seat of what are typically labeled "higher cognitive functions."

Which neuroscientific investigation technique uses a SQUID?

Perception and Consciousness

Mechanisms of Attention

Immediate Memory

Concepts and Categories of Object Recognition

Basic Processes in Long-Term Memory

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Basic Issues in Languageand Speech Processing

Reading and Comprehending Text

Judgments and Decisions

Problem Solving

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Exam 1: Cognition As the Study of Information Processing

Mind and behavior can be conceptualized as an "S," an "R," and a black box in between.The behaviorists were interested in

The forgetting curve,as mapped out by Ebbinghaus,demonstrates that material is forgotten

The information processing approach to cognition likens thought to

In explaining cognition,the connectionist approach emphasizes

Suppose damage to a particular brain area leaves someone unable to recognize faces,but does not affect the ability to recognize objects.This is an example of ________ and provides some evidence that

Which term refers to a constellation of ideas emphasizing the belief that thinking is dynamic and occurs in conjunction with action and within a broader context that guides and shapes it?

Bartlett's studies of memory were different than Ebbinghaus's in that

Which psychophysicist came up with the notion of an unconscious inference?

The _______ is the seat of what are typically labeled "higher cognitive functions."

Which neuroscientific investigation technique uses a SQUID?

Perception and Consciousness

Mechanisms of Attention

Immediate Memory

Concepts and Categories of Object Recognition

Basic Processes in Long-Term Memory

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Basic Issues in Languageand Speech Processing

Reading and Comprehending Text

Judgments and Decisions

Problem Solving

Filters