D570 COGNITIVE PSYCH OA 2026
WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Cognitive Psychology (Franciscus Donders) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖The scientific study of all the
mental processes/operations.
Franciscus Donders first to measure reaction time. (previously thought to be impossible to measure).
Structuralism (Wundt) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖overall experience is determined by combining
sensations
Analytic Introspection (Wundt) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖participants trained to describe
experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli in scientific terms
Magnitude of Memory (Hermann Ebbinghaus) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖"Savings" = time it took to
learn - relearn time = "Magnitude of memory
the first person to study memory scientifically.
measured himself, used nonsense syllables and recorded how many times he had to study a list to
remember it well.
Behaviorism (Watson) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖The science of behavior that focuses solely on
observable behavior. (thought consciousness was unobservable).
Little Albert Expiriment - correct answer<✔✔💖💖Classical conditioning: exposed child to loud
sounds whenever shown a rat, resulting in the child fearing rats.
B.F. Skinner - correct answer<✔✔💖💖operant conditioning, skinner rat box: reinforcement also
conditions.
, Rat Maze (Tolman) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖"cognitive mapping"
Accumulative knowledge > with age.
Cognitive Revolution (1950s) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖shift from behaviorism back to the mind as
a whole (cog)
Miller - correct answer<✔✔💖💖chunking
limits to processing capacity. 5-9 digits.
Neisser - correct answer<✔✔💖💖father of cognitive psychology, 1st book on it.
Richard and Richard (Atkinson / Shiffrin) model of memory - correct answer<✔✔💖💖1. Sensory
2. STM (+ rehearsal)
3. LTM
Tulving model of memory - correct answer<✔✔💖💖episodic: event memory
semantic: facts
procedural: actions
Paiget's Stages of Cognitive Development - correct answer<✔✔💖💖1. Sensimotor (0-2):
experience via senses and actions (no object permanence or stranger danger).
2. Preop (2-6): uses words and images to represent things (no logical reasoning, egocentrism, pretend
play).
WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Cognitive Psychology (Franciscus Donders) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖The scientific study of all the
mental processes/operations.
Franciscus Donders first to measure reaction time. (previously thought to be impossible to measure).
Structuralism (Wundt) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖overall experience is determined by combining
sensations
Analytic Introspection (Wundt) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖participants trained to describe
experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli in scientific terms
Magnitude of Memory (Hermann Ebbinghaus) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖"Savings" = time it took to
learn - relearn time = "Magnitude of memory
the first person to study memory scientifically.
measured himself, used nonsense syllables and recorded how many times he had to study a list to
remember it well.
Behaviorism (Watson) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖The science of behavior that focuses solely on
observable behavior. (thought consciousness was unobservable).
Little Albert Expiriment - correct answer<✔✔💖💖Classical conditioning: exposed child to loud
sounds whenever shown a rat, resulting in the child fearing rats.
B.F. Skinner - correct answer<✔✔💖💖operant conditioning, skinner rat box: reinforcement also
conditions.
, Rat Maze (Tolman) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖"cognitive mapping"
Accumulative knowledge > with age.
Cognitive Revolution (1950s) - correct answer<✔✔💖💖shift from behaviorism back to the mind as
a whole (cog)
Miller - correct answer<✔✔💖💖chunking
limits to processing capacity. 5-9 digits.
Neisser - correct answer<✔✔💖💖father of cognitive psychology, 1st book on it.
Richard and Richard (Atkinson / Shiffrin) model of memory - correct answer<✔✔💖💖1. Sensory
2. STM (+ rehearsal)
3. LTM
Tulving model of memory - correct answer<✔✔💖💖episodic: event memory
semantic: facts
procedural: actions
Paiget's Stages of Cognitive Development - correct answer<✔✔💖💖1. Sensimotor (0-2):
experience via senses and actions (no object permanence or stranger danger).
2. Preop (2-6): uses words and images to represent things (no logical reasoning, egocentrism, pretend
play).
