PSY 320 Quiz Questions | Questions and Answers Which of the following were key factors that contributed to the cognitive revolution? dissatisfaction with behaviorism, information processing, a change in the kinds of questions researchers were interested in studying The study of how we know things...
Which of the following were key factors that contributed to the cognitive revolution?
dissatisfaction with behaviorism, information processing, a change in the kinds of
questions researchers were interested in studying
The study of how we know things
Epistemology
How we know things
empiricism and rationalism
The idea that we know things through observation, through our senses
Empiricism
The idea that we know things in ways other than through observation, such as through
logical reasoning
Rationalism
The things that we measure
dependent variables
The thing that we manipulate to see how these manipulations affect the dependent
measure
independent variables
Variables that you try to control and make constant across all levels of the independent
variables
extraneous variables
Comes from experience
empirical knowledge
We have not experienced the future and therefore ____________about the future
based only on empirical knowledge
cannot make predictions
The position that the mind and the body are physical
Materialism
Cannot be applied to something that is not material
empirical data collection
To have the science of psychology, the mind is assumed to be
, Material
A description of what we really believe is happening
Theory
Only an analogy, and therefore is inherently incorrect
Model
Model
useful tool for theory development
Theory
represents that represents what we think is really happening with cognitive functioning
The scientific method relies on both empirical and rational knowledge
TRUE
The dependent variable in an experiment is
the behavior that is observed and measured
If you had no memory of the past, you would not have any basis for predicting the future
TRUE
Cognitive psychology includes studying mental functions such as attention and memory
TRUE
Empiricism
the idea that knowledge is gained through sensory experience
The cognitive perspective and behaviorist approach are the same thing
FALSE
Basic research
research that has a primary direct aim of understanding the mechanisms of cognitive
function
Applied research
research that is directly aimed at specific application problems
Basic research can lead to applied research and vice versa
TRUE
Both basic and applied research are important for scientific progress
TRUE
Review the 3 precursors to the cognitive revolution
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