Exam 1: The Science of the Mind

Mikey is four years old and has begun acting out. Every time he throws a tantrum, his mother rushes over to console him. In analyzing this behavior, what sort of factors would most interest a behaviorist? On what factors would a cognitive psychologist using the transcendental method focus? What conclusions will each psychologist reach?

You give your friend a series of lists of letters to remember. With each perfectly recalled list, you increase the list length by one or two items, until he begins to make errors. This sort of test examines

Working memory acts to

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

You want to order a pizza and need to pay with a credit card. You glance at your credit card number and then put the card back into your wallet. When it comes time to pay, you can only remember the first four numbers. Which of the following provides the BEST explanation as to why?

Introspection CANNOT be used to study

Behaviorists argued that _____ were most important in analyzing behavior.

Which of the following is NOT central to research in neuropsychology?

Evidence from anarthric (speechless) patients suggests that

Cognitive psychology relies on evidence from multiple domains (behavioral, neuroscience, trauma, etc.) because

Introspection is considered the first step toward cognitive psychology as a science because

Working memory provides one example of how

In using the articulatory rehearsal loop, the central executive temporarily relies on storage in

Imagine you are briefly presented with, and asked to memorize, the following letters for an immediate recall test: Q, R, T, B, O, W, A. How would you go about remembering those items? (Make sure you use appropriate terminology.) Now, imagine that you are given the same memory task but asked to say the word "the" while the letters are being presented. How would this second condition influence your mental behavior? What effect would it have on your performance?

In cognition, as in other sciences, we first develop _____ and then _____ them.

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?

Genie wonders why she can never remember the names of new acquaintances. In search of an answer, she analyzes her mental behaviors and feelings about meeting new people. Genie is engaged in which process?

Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?

Patients suffering from clinical amnesia are characterized by a disorder in their

Cognitive psychologists try to make inferences about causes, based on the observed effects. In this way, cognitive psychologists are most like