Test Bank for Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain, 1st Edition - Smith & Kosslyn

Are you a student struggling to keep up with the complex theories of Edward E. Smith and Stephen M. Kosslyn's "Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain"? Do you want to ensure you're fully prepared for every exam and assignment? Look no further! This official Test Bank for Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain, 1st Edition is the essential companion you need to boost your grades and deepen your understanding of the human mind. Test Bank for Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain 1st Edition Edward E. Smith Chapter 1: How the Brain Gives Rise to the Mind Multiple Choice 1. deals with the processing of information from the senses. a. Encoding c. Perception b. Executive processing d. Mental simulation Answer: c Page(s) in Text: 2 Topic: Introductory Terms Question Type: factual, moderate *2. The cognitive process responsible for entering new information into memory is . a. executive processing c. attention b. encoding d. representation in long-term memory Answer: b Page(s) in Text: 2 Topic: Introductory Terms Question Type: factual, easy *3. allows you to hold information in awareness and to think about it. a. Working memory c. Mental simulation b. Attention d. Executive processing Answer: a Page(s) in Text: 2 Topic: Introductory Terms Question Type: factual, easy 4. Preparing and executing a response to a stimulus requires . a. attention c. working memory b. executive processing d. motor cognition Answer: d Page(s) in Text: 2-3 Topic: Introductory Terms Question Type: conceptual, difficult 5. Plato made a distinction between . a. wax and stone tablets c. memories for facts and events b. the brain and its functions d. etching and carving Answer: b Page(s) in Text: 3 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, easy 6. The mind-body problem was originally articulated by . a. Plato c. Aristotle b. Locke d. Descartes Answer: d Page(s) in Text: 4 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, easy 7. The idea that thought was composed of a series of images was espoused by . a. Plato c. Locke b. Descartes d. Berkeley Answer: c Page(s) in Text: 4 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, moderate 8. Looking within oneself to assess one’s mental activity is referred to as . a. reflectance c. transference b. introspection d. metacognition Answer: b Page(s) in Text: 4-5 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, easy 9. was interested in understanding the nature of consciousness. a. Locke c. Chomsky b. Berkeley d. Wundt Answer: d Page(s) in Text: 4 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, easy 10. When you describe to your friend how a stunning sunset looked, you are engaging in . a. verbal report c. introspection b. self-report d. perception Answer: c Page(s) in Text: 5 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: conceptual, difficult 11. According to Wundt and Tichner, consciousness can be understood by characterizing and the . a. basic elements, rules that combine them c. physical stimulus, behavioral response b. thoughts, associated processing resources d. perceptions, decisions about them Answer: a Page(s) in Text: 4 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, moderate 12. One of the problems with introspection is that people . a. are unaware of sensations c. could not do it b. could not be trained in it d. can make decisions without knowing how Answer: d Page(s) in Text: 6 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, moderate 13. Functionalist psychology was developed by and motivated by . a. Tincher, Wundt c. James, Darwin b. Wundt, James d. Skinner, Hull Answer: c Page(s) in Text: 6 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, easy 14. William James was more interested in the of mental activity than the of mental activities. a. function, nature c. observation, implication b. basic components, whole d. conscious aspect, unconscious aspect Answer: a Page(s) in Text: 6 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, easy 15. The central doctrine of the behaviorists was that psychologists should only study . a. stimuli and responses c. stimuli, processes, and responses b. animal behavior d. stimuli, responses, and consequences Answer: d Page(s) in Text: 6 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, moderate *16. Consequences are important for behaviorist theories because consequences establish between stimuli and behavior. a. testable outcomes c. specific laws b. associations d. observable events Answer: b Page(s) in Text: 6 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, easy 17. If you opened the case of your desktop computer to determine what the different parts of the computer do, you might be considered a . a. structuralist c. functionalist b. behaviorist d. rationalist Answer: c Page(s) in Text: 4-6 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: conceptual, moderate 18. If you studied your desktop computer to determine the basic units used by the computer to store information, you might be considered a . a. structuralist c. functionalist b. behaviorist d. rationalist Answer: a Page(s) in Text: 4-6 Topic: ABrief History Question Type: conceptual, moderate 19. If you examined the relationship between what you type on the keyboard and what appears on your computer monitor, you might be considered a . a. structuralist c. functionalist b. behaviorist d. rationalist Answer: b Page(s) in Text: 4-6 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: conceptual, easy 20. believed that internal events such as motivation could be inferred directly from behaviors. a. Skinner c. Hull b. Thorndike d. Watson Answer: c Page(s) in Text: 6 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, easy 21. Which of the following researchers did not play a prominent role in the cognitive revolution? a. Chomsky c. Simon b. Newell d. Hull Answer: d Page(s) in Text: 6-8 Topic: A Brief History Question Type: factual, moderate