Exam 1: The Science of the Mind

Cognitive psychology often relies on the transcendental method in which:

The task of saying "tah, tah, tah" while taking a span test to assess working memory is known as:

In an experimental procedure, participants hear a sequence of letters and then, a moment later, are required to repeat back the sequence. The longest sequence for which participants can easily do this is likely to contain _____ letters.

Behaviorists study organisms':

Subvocalization is also known as:

Participants are shown a series of complex shapes (that are not easily named) and asked to draw them from memory after they have been taken away. Which of the following statements about this is TRUE?

Cognitive processes are NOT necessary for which daily activity?

Participants in an experiment are shown a series of digits, and then asked to repeat them back a moment later. While being shown the sequence, the participants are required to say "tah, tah, tah" out loud, over and over again. The evidence indicates that the recitation of "tah, tah, tah" will:

Evidence from neuroimaging studies suggests that subvocalization is MOST closely related to:

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

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

H.M. provides an illustration for which major theme of the chapter?

One important difference between classical behaviorism and cognitive psychology is that cognitive psychology:

We know the storage loop is separate from the other components of working memory because:

Recent developments in brain-imaging technology can help us in cognitive psychology. For example, we can now tell exactly which parts of the brain are especially engaged in working-memory rehearsal. These techniques are the central sources of data for:

Evidence from anarthric (speechless) patients suggests that:

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:

An elderly woman has suffered a stroke in her left temporal lobe, and consequently can no longer name common nouns. This provides evidence that language is located in the left hemisphere for most people. What kind of evidence is this?

Which of the following kinds of evidence would NOT be used in cognitive psychology?

Span tests measure: