test bank for Daniel Reisberg's "Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind" 7th edition (ISBN 9780393665079) all 14 chapters complete

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Cognition: Exploring the Science of t
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he Mind Seventh Edition by Daniel R
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eisberg




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, CHAPTER 1: The Science of the Mind
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LEARNINGkOBJECTIVES

1.1. Describekthekscopekandkgoalskofkcognitivekpsychology.


1.2. UnderstandkthekcasekofkH.M.,kandkthekmanykwayskthatkmemorykinfluenceskourklives.


1.3. Describektheklimitationskofkintrospectionkaskakmethodkforkscientifickinquiry.


1.4. Comparekandkcontrastkclassicalk(Watsonian)kbehaviorismkandkcognitivekpsychology.


1.5. Kant’sk“transcendentalkmethod”kisksometimesk calledk“inferencektokbestk explanation.”kExplainkthiskmethodkandkhowkitworks.


1.6. Describekthekrole,kinkthekemergencekofkcognitivekpsychology,kthatkwaskplayedkbykcomputerksciencekandkthekdevelop-
mentkofk“computerkintelligence.”




MULTIPLEkCHOICE

1. kWhichkofkthekfollowingktopicskiskNOTkcommonlykstudiedkwithink cognitivekpsychology?
a. angerkmanagement c. memory
b. decisionkmaking d. Attention



ANS:k A DIF: Easy REF:
ThekScopekofkCognitivekPsychologykOBJ: 1.1 MSC:kUnderstanding

2. CognitivekprocesseskarekNOTknecessarykfork whichk dailykactivity?
a. readingkaknewspaper c. talkingkonkthekphone
b. studyingkforkaktest d. breathing



ANS:k D DIF: Easy REF: ThekScopekofkCognitivekPsychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying

3. Alyssakwantsktokbekakpsychologistkbutkiskunsurekwhichktopickwithinkpsychologykmostkinterestskher.kWhichkofkthe
kfollowingktopicskwouldkbekLEASTklikelyktokleadkherkintokcognitivekpsychology?
a. amnesia c. Lymekdisease
b. languagek acquisition d. problem-solvingkstrategies

,ANS:k C DIF: Easy REF:
ThekScopekofkCognitivekPsychologykOBJ: 1.1 MSC:kApplying

4. Considerktheksequencek“BetsykwantedktokbringkJacobkakpresent.kShekshookkherkpiggykbank.”kMostkpeople,kafterkhe
aringkthisksequence,kbelievekBetsykwaskcheckingkherkpiggykbankktokseekifkshekhadkmoneyktokspendkonkthekgift.kThiskinferencekaboutkB
etsy’skgoalskdependskonkthekfactkthat
a. ourkpreviouskknowledgekfillskinkbackgroundkinformationkwheneverkwe’rekunderstandingkankevent
korkconversation.


b. readerskareklikelyktokknowksomeoneknamedkJacob.
c. English,kunlikekotherklanguages,krequireskspeakersktokmentionkallkofkthekpeoplekinvolvedkinkan
kevent.



d. thekindividualksentenceskarekshort.


ANS:k A DIF: Easy REF:
ThekBroadkRolekforkMemorykOBJ: 1.1 MSC:kUnderstanding

5. WhichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskiskLEASTklikelyktokapplyktokpatientkH.M.?
a. “Hekcannotkrememberkwhatkhekdidkearlierktoday,kincludingkeventskthatktookkplacekjustkankhourkago.”
b. “Hekreadkthiskstoryklastkmonth,kbutkhekwaskstillksurprisedkbykhowkthekstorykturnedkout.”
c. “Evenkthoughkhekhaskencounteredktheknursekmanyktimes,khekiskstillkunablektokrecognizekher.”

d. “Hekrememberedkthatkitkwaskonlykakweekkagokthatkhe’dkheardktheksadknewskthatkhiskunclekhadkdied.”


ANS:k D DIF: Moderate REF:
AmnesiakandkMemorykLosskOBJ: 1.2 MSC:kApplying

6. ResearchkwithkH.M.kprovideskankillustrationk forkwhichkmajorkthemekofkthekchapter?
a. Introspectionkiskankimportantkresearchktoolkforkcognitivekpsychologists.
b. Cognitivekpsychologykcankhelpkuskunderstandkakwidekrangekofkactivitieskthatkdependkonksomeone’s
kabilityktokremember.


c. Memorykisknotkverykimportant.
d. Thekdisruptionkcausedkbykbrainkdamagekdependskonkhowkwidespreadkthekdamagekis,kandknotkonkthe
kspecificksiteskthatkarekdamaged.




ANS:k k B DIF: Moderate REF: ThekScopekofkCognitivekPsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating

7. Patientsksufferingkfromkclinicalkamnesiakarekcharacterizedkby
a. memorykdysfunction. c. inarticulatekspeech.
b. ankinabilityktokrecognizekpatterns. d. impairedklanguagekcomprehension.



ANS:k A DIF: Easy REF:
AmnesiakandkMemorykLosskOBJ: 1.2 MSC:kRemembering

8. Thektermk“introspection”krefersktokthe
a. processkbykwhichkonekindividualkseeksktokinferkthekthoughtskofkanotherkindividual.

b. procedurekofkexaminingkthoughtkprocessingkbykmonitoringkthekbrain’skelectricalkactivity.

, c. processkofkeachkpersonklookingkwithin,ktokobservekhiskorkherkownkthoughtskandkideas.

d. techniquekofkstudyingkthoughtkbykinterpretingktheksymbolskusedkinkcommunication.


ANS:k C DIF: Easy REF:
ThekLimitskofkIntrospectionkOBJ: 1.3 MSC:kRemembering

9. Akparticipantkiskaskedktoklookkwithinkhimselfkorkherselfkandkreportkonkhiskorkherkownkmentalkprocesses.kThiskmethod
iskcalled
a. logicalkinference. c. introspection.k
b. reconstruction. d.



ANS:k C DIF: Easy REF:
ThekLimitskofkIntrospectionkOBJ: 1.3 MSC:kRemembering

10. Ofkthekfollowing,kintrospectionkiskLEASTkusefulk forkstudying
a. topicskthatkarekstronglykcoloredkbykemotion.
b. mentalkeventskthatkarekunconscious.
c. processeskthatkinvolvekconceptualkknowledge.

d. eventskthatktakekaklongktimektokunfold.


ANS:k B DIF: Moderate REF:
ThekLimitskofkIntrospectionkOBJ: 1.3 MSC:kUnderstanding

11. Whichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskaboutkintrospectionk iskFALSE?
a. Itkiskthekonlykwayktokobservekconsciouskeventskdirectly.
b. Itkisksubjective.
c. Itkprovideskstrongkevidencekforkhypothesis-testing.

d. Itkwaskaktechniquekusedkhistoricallyktokstudykcognition.


ANS:k C DIF: Moderate REF:
ThekLimitskofkIntrospectionkOBJ: 1.3 MSC:kUnderstanding

12. Geniekwonderskwhykshekcankneverkrememberktheknameskofknewkacquaintances.kInksearchkofkankanswer,kshekexamines
kandkreflectskonkherkfeelingskaboutkmeetingknewkpeople.kGeniekiskengagedkinkwhichkprocess?
a. practicalkrehearsal c. learningkhistorykanalysis
b. introspection d. goalkretrieval



ANS:k B DIF: Moderate REF:
ThekLimitskofkIntrospectionkOBJ: 1.3 MSC:kApplying

13. Introspectionkwaskemployedkaskakresearchktoolkinktheklatek1800skbecause
a. itkwaskregardedkaskthekonlykwayktokobservekthekmind’skcontentskdirectly.
b. itkprovidedk datakfromkindividualskwithoutkanykspecializedktraining.

c. consciouskeventskarekjustkaskimportantkaskunconsciouskevents.