INTRO TO COGNITIVE PSYCH EXAM 1 UNIVERSITY OF
IOWA UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
* Cognitive psyc definition
ANSWER
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* How people perceive, learn, remember, and thank about info/ study of processes underlying
mental events
Question 2.
* Cognitive black box
ANSWER
* Stimulus -> ? -> Response
Question 3.
Rationalism
ANSWER
* reason alone is the source of knowledge
* Plato believed this
* Humans are born with knowledge, need to unlock
* Emphasis on logical analysis
* Knowledge built on intuitive, logical principles
* "I think therefore I am"
* I can logically rationalize anything
,Question 4.
Empiricism
ANSWER
* knowledge is built entirely from experience
* Aristotle believed this
* Explorations of how experience shapes perception, memory and mental imagery
* Focus on less abstract knowledge (not just math)
* Senses teach us about the world
* John Locke: humans start as a tabula rosa (blank slate)
Question 5.
Structuralism
ANSWER
* focus on structure/basic elements of the mind
* Wundt and Titchener
* Introspective method
* Attempt to understand the mind by considering subjective feelings
* How else to measure inside the cognitive black box
* Understand what consciousness means
Question 6.
Functualism
ANSWER
* emphasis on the functions of the mind rather than structures
* William James believed this: link between physiology and psychology
* Psychology as a laboratory science
* Considers everyday experiences
, Question 7.
Gestalt psycholo gy
ANSWER
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* German for shape, form, essence
* The whole is different form the sum of its parts
* Human mind organizes what it processes
* Evidence of principles of mental operations
* Mind acts on sensory experience
* Consistent patterns across contexts
* Proximity
* Similarity
* Continuity *Connectedness
Question 8.
Behaviorism
ANSWER
* he interactions of environment (stimulus) and animal behavior (response) can all be
explained by conditioning
* We don't need to think about mental states, they are secondary
* Pavlov believed this
* Animal behaviors can be highly predictable
Question 9.
Thorndike
ANSWER
* instrumental conditioning
* Behaviors that are rewarded increase in frequency
IOWA UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
* Cognitive psyc definition
ANSWER
h
* How people perceive, learn, remember, and thank about info/ study of processes underlying
mental events
Question 2.
* Cognitive black box
ANSWER
* Stimulus -> ? -> Response
Question 3.
Rationalism
ANSWER
* reason alone is the source of knowledge
* Plato believed this
* Humans are born with knowledge, need to unlock
* Emphasis on logical analysis
* Knowledge built on intuitive, logical principles
* "I think therefore I am"
* I can logically rationalize anything
,Question 4.
Empiricism
ANSWER
* knowledge is built entirely from experience
* Aristotle believed this
* Explorations of how experience shapes perception, memory and mental imagery
* Focus on less abstract knowledge (not just math)
* Senses teach us about the world
* John Locke: humans start as a tabula rosa (blank slate)
Question 5.
Structuralism
ANSWER
* focus on structure/basic elements of the mind
* Wundt and Titchener
* Introspective method
* Attempt to understand the mind by considering subjective feelings
* How else to measure inside the cognitive black box
* Understand what consciousness means
Question 6.
Functualism
ANSWER
* emphasis on the functions of the mind rather than structures
* William James believed this: link between physiology and psychology
* Psychology as a laboratory science
* Considers everyday experiences
, Question 7.
Gestalt psycholo gy
ANSWER
-
* German for shape, form, essence
* The whole is different form the sum of its parts
* Human mind organizes what it processes
* Evidence of principles of mental operations
* Mind acts on sensory experience
* Consistent patterns across contexts
* Proximity
* Similarity
* Continuity *Connectedness
Question 8.
Behaviorism
ANSWER
* he interactions of environment (stimulus) and animal behavior (response) can all be
explained by conditioning
* We don't need to think about mental states, they are secondary
* Pavlov believed this
* Animal behaviors can be highly predictable
Question 9.
Thorndike
ANSWER
* instrumental conditioning
* Behaviors that are rewarded increase in frequency
