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,Chapter 01: The Science of the MindMULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?
a. dreaming c. memory
b. decision making d. attention
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Understanding
2. Cognitive processes are NOT necessary for which daily activity?
a. reading a newspaper c. talking on the phone
b. studying for a test d. breathing
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. 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?
a. amnesia c. Lyme’s disease
b. language acquisition d. problem-solving strategies
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
4. The phrase “Betsy wants to bring Jacob a present. She shook her piggy bank” is easily understood by
most people because
a. our previous knowledge fills in the necessary details.
b. introspection allows us to understand how Betsy feels.
c. English is a simple language to understand.
d. the sentences are short.
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Broad Role for Memory
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Understanding
5. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to apply to patient H.M.?
a. “He cannot remember what he did earlier today, including events that took place just an
hour ago.”
b. “He read this story last month, but he was still surprised by how the story turned out.”
c. “Even though he has encountered the nurse many times, he is still unable to recognize
her.”
d. “He remembers emotional information, like the news of someone dying.”
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Applying
6. H.M. provides an illustration for which major theme of the chapter?
a. Introspection is not sufficient evidence in and of itself.
b. Cognition is interested in mental processes, as well as activities that depend on these
processes.
c. Memory is not very important.
d. Damage to a small part of the brain can have a negligible effect on behavior.
, ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating
7. Patients suffering from clinical amnesia are characterized by a disorder in their
a. memory.
b. ability to recognize patterns.
c. speech.
d. ability to comprehend language.
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Remembering
8. The phrase “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me” would not apply to H.M.
Why?
a. H.M. was never fooled.
b. H.M. was incapable of learning.
c. H.M. was able to learn certain things, like if someone was lying to him.
d. H.M. values practical jokes.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating
9. The term “introspection” refers to the
a. process by which one individual seeks to infer the thoughts of another individual.
b. procedure of examining thought processing by monitoring the brain’s electrical activity.
c. process of each person looking within, to observe his or her own thoughts and ideas.
d. technique of studying thought by interpreting the symbols used in communication.
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Limits of Introspection
OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Remembering
10. A participant is asked to look within himself or herself and report on his or her own mental processes.
This method is called
a. self-evaluation. c. introspection.
b. self-monitoring. d. mentalistic study.
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Limits of Introspection
OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Remembering
11. Introspection CANNOT be used to study
a. topics that are strongly colored by emotion.
b. mental events that are unconscious.
c. processes that involve conceptual knowledge.
d. events that take a long time to unfold.
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: The Limits of Introspection
OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Understanding
12. Which of the following statements about introspection is FALSE?
a. It is based on opinions, not facts.
b. It is subjective.
c. It provides strong evidence for hypothesis-testing.
d. It was an early form of evidence.
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: The Limits of Introspection
OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Understanding
, 13. 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?
a. subvocal rehearsal c. learning history analysis
b. introspection d. goal retrieval
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: The Limits of Introspection
OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Applying
14. Introspection is considered the first step toward a science of cognitive psychology because
a. it was the first systematic attempt to observe and record the content of mental processes.
b. interpretation of our mental lives requires training.
c. conscious events are just as important as unconscious events.
d. it provided the first testable claims.
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: The Limits of Introspection
OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Analyzing
15. Which of the following statements is NOT a concern about the use of introspection as a research tool?
a. A verbal report based on introspection may provide a distorted picture of mental processes
that were nonverbal in nature.
b. Different participants use different terms to describe similar experiences.
c. At present, there is enormous uncertainty about the relationship between the activity in the
brain and the ideas and thoughts available to introspection.
d. Participants’ motivation may influence what they choose to disclose.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: The Limits of Introspection
OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Evaluating
16. Which of the following statements provides the most serious obstacle to the use of introspection as a
source of scientific evidence?
a. When facts are provided by introspection, we have no way to assess the facts themselves,
independent of the reporter’s particular perspective on them.
b. Introspection requires an alert, verbally expressive investigator; otherwise, the evidence
provided by introspection will be of poor quality.
c. Introspection provides evidence about some mental events but cannot provide evidence
about unconscious processes or ideas.
d. The process of reporting on one’s own mental events can take a lot of time and can slow
down the processes under investigation.
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: The Limits of Introspection
OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Evaluating
17. In cognition, as in other sciences, we first develop ________ and then ________ them.
a. tests; prove c. hypotheses; prove
b. theories; test d. hypotheses; test
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: The Limits of Introspection
OBJ: 1.3 | 1.4 MSC: Understanding
18. A behaviorist, like John Watson, is LEAST likely to believe which of the following statements?
a. Our experiences influence our behaviors and our minds.
b. Children are a good source for data.
c. The mind is not amenable to scientific inquiry because it is not easily observed.
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