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TEST BANK FOR COGNITION EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF THE MIND, 7TH EDITION, DANIEL REISBERG
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, CHAPTER 1: The Science of the Mindt t t t t t
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES
1.1. Describetthetscopetandtgoalstoftcognitivetpsychology.
1.2. UnderstandtthetcasetoftH.M.,tandtthetmanytwaystthattmemorytinfluencestourtlives.
1.3. Describetthetlimitationstoftintrospectiontastatmethodtfortscientifictinquiry.
1.4. Comparetandtcontrasttclassicalt(Watsonian)tbehaviorismtandtcognitivetpsychology.
1.5. Kant’st“transcendentaltmethod”tistsometimest calledt“inferencettotbestt explanation.”tExplaintthistmethodtandthowtitworks.
1.6. Describetthetrole,tintthetemergencetoftcognitivetpsychology,tthattwastplayedtbytcomputertsciencetandtthetdevelop-
menttoft“computertintelligence.”
MULTIPLEtCHOICE
1. WhichtoftthetfollowingttopicstistNOTtcommonlytstudiedtwithint cognitivetpsychology?
a. angertmanagement c. memory
b. decisiontmaking d. Attention
ANS:t A DIF: Easy REF:
ThetScopetoftCognitivetPsychologytOBJ: 1.1 MSC:tUnderstanding
2. CognitivetprocessestaretNOTtnecessarytfort whicht dailytactivity?
a. readingtatnewspaper c. talkingtontthetphone
b. studyingtfortattest d. breathing
ANS:t D DIF: Easy REF: ThetScopetoftCognitivetPsychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. Alyssatwantsttotbetatpsychologisttbuttistunsuretwhichttopictwithintpsychologytmosttintereststher.tWhichtoftthetfollo
wingttopicstwouldtbetLEASTtlikelyttotleadthertintotcognitivetpsychology?
a. amnesia c. Lymetdisease
b. languagetacquisition d. problem-solvingtstrategies
,ANS:t C DIF: Easy REF:
ThetScopetoftCognitivetPsychologytOBJ: 1.1 MSC:tApplying
4. Considertthetsequencet“BetsytwantedttotbringtJacobtatpresent.tShetshookthertpiggytbank.”tMosttpeople,tafterthearin
gtthistsequence,tbelievetBetsytwastcheckingthertpiggytbankttotseetiftshethadtmoneyttotspendtontthetgift.tThistinferencetabouttBetsy’stgoal
stdependstontthetfacttthat
a. ourtprevioustknowledgetfillstintbackgroundtinformationtwhenevertwe’retunderstandingtanteventtort
conversation.
b. readerstaretlikelyttotknowtsomeonetnamedtJacob.
c. English,tunliketothertlanguages,trequirestspeakersttotmentiontalltoftthetpeopletinvolvedtintanteve
nt.
d. thetindividualtsentencestaretshort.
ANS:t A DIF: Easy REF:
ThetBroadtRoletfortMemorytOBJ: 1.1 MSC:tUnderstanding
5. WhichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstistLEASTtlikelyttotapplyttotpatienttH.M.?
a. “Hetcannottremembertwhatthetdidtearlierttoday,tincludingteventstthatttooktplacetjusttanthourtago.”
b. “Hetreadtthiststorytlasttmonth,tbutthetwaststilltsurprisedtbythowtthetstorytturnedtout.”
c. “Eventthoughthethastencounteredtthetnursetmanyttimes,thetiststilltunablettotrecognizether.”
d. “Hetrememberedtthattittwastonlytatweektagotthatthe’dtheardtthetsadtnewstthatthistunclethadtdied.”
ANS:t D DIF: Moderate REF:
AmnesiatandtMemorytLosstOBJ: 1.2 MSC:tApplying
6. ResearchtwithtH.M.tprovidestantillustrationt fortwhichtmajortthemetoftthetchapter?
a. Introspectiontistantimportanttresearchttooltfortcognitivetpsychologists.
b. Cognitivetpsychologytcanthelptustunderstandtatwidetrangetoftactivitiestthattdependtontsomeone’stabil
ityttotremember.
c. Memorytistnottverytimportant.
d. Thetdisruptiontcausedtbytbraintdamagetdependstonthowtwidespreadtthetdamagetis,tandtnottontthetspec
ifictsitestthattaretdamaged.
ANS:t t B DIF: Moderate REF: ThetScopetoftCognitivetPsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating
7. Patientstsufferingtfromtclinicaltamnesiataretcharacterizedtby
a. memorytdysfunction. c. inarticulatetspeech.
b. antinabilityttotrecognizetpatterns. d. impairedtlanguagetcomprehension.
ANS:t A DIF: Easy REF:
AmnesiatandtMemorytLosstOBJ: 1.2 MSC:tRemembering
8. Thettermt“introspection”trefersttotthe
a. processtbytwhichtonetindividualtseeksttotinfertthetthoughtstoftanothertindividual.
b. proceduretoftexaminingtthoughttprocessingtbytmonitoringtthetbrain’stelectricaltactivity.
, c. processtofteachtpersontlookingtwithin,ttotobservethistorthertowntthoughtstandtideas.
d. techniquetoftstudyingtthoughttbytinterpretingtthetsymbolstusedtintcommunication.
ANS:t C DIF: Easy REF:
ThetLimitstoftIntrospectiontOBJ: 1.3 MSC:tRemembering
9. Atparticipanttistaskedttotlooktwithinthimselftortherselftandtreporttonthistorthertowntmentaltprocesses.tThistmethod
istcalled
a. logicaltinference. c. introspection.t
b. reconstruction. d.
ANS:t C DIF: Easy REF:
ThetLimitstoftIntrospectiontOBJ: 1.3 MSC:tRemembering
10. Oftthetfollowing,tintrospectiontistLEASTtusefult fortstudying
a. topicstthattaretstronglytcoloredtbytemotion.
b. mentalteventstthattaretunconscious.
c. processestthattinvolvetconceptualtknowledge.
d. eventstthatttaketatlongttimettotunfold.
ANS:t B DIF: Moderate REF:
ThetLimitstoftIntrospectiontOBJ: 1.3 MSC:tUnderstanding
11. Whichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstabouttintrospectiont istFALSE?
a. Ittistthetonlytwayttotobservetconsciousteventstdirectly.
b. Ittistsubjective.
c. Ittprovideststrongtevidencetforthypothesis-testing.
d. Ittwastattechniquetusedthistoricallyttotstudytcognition.
ANS:t C DIF: Moderate REF:
ThetLimitstoftIntrospectiontOBJ: 1.3 MSC:tUnderstanding
12. Genietwonderstwhytshetcantnevertremembertthetnamestoftnewtacquaintances.tIntsearchtoftantanswer,tshetexaminestandtr
eflectstonthertfeelingstabouttmeetingtnewtpeople.tGenietistengagedtintwhichtprocess?
a. practicaltrehearsal c. learningthistorytanalysis
b. introspection d. goaltretrieval
ANS:t B DIF: Moderate REF:
ThetLimitstoftIntrospectiontOBJ: 1.3 MSC:tApplying
13. Introspectiontwastemployedtastatresearchttooltintthetlatet1800stbecause
a. ittwastregardedtastthetonlytwayttotobservetthetmind’stcontentstdirectly.
b. ittprovidedt datatfromtindividualstwithouttanytspecializedttraining.
c. consciousteventstaretjusttastimportanttastunconscioustevents.
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