Cognitive Psychology Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience, Goldstein - Exam Preparation Test Bank (Downloadable Doc)

1. Theexampleatthebeginningofthebook,inwhichRaphaeltalkstohisfriendonacellphoneonhiswaytoclass,wasuse
dtoillustratehow
a. cognitivepsychologistsstudyproblemsolvinginadults.
b. severaldifferentcognitiveprocessescantakeplaceatonetime.
c. humancognitionisaffectedbyemotionalevents.
d. bothphysiologyandbehaviorisimportanttothestudyofcognition.



ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

REFERENCES:Introduction


2. Attention,perception,memory,anddecisionmakingarealldifferenttypesofmentalprocessesinwhichthemindeng
ages.Theseareknownasdifferenttypesof
a. models.
b. cognition.
c. reactiontimes.
d. savings.



ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: EASY

REFERENCES:Introduction


3. Thebranchofpsychologyconcernedwiththescientificstudyofthemindiscalled
a. cognitivepsychology.
b. introspection.
c. behaviorism.
d. memoryconsolidation.



ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: EASY

REFERENCES:Introduction

,4. Donders'mainreasonfordoinghischoicereactiontimeexperimentwastostudy
a. sensation.
b. childhoodattachmentstyles.
c. decisionmaking.
d. personalitydevelopment.



ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

REFERENCES:CognitivePsychology:StudyingtheMind


5. Bycomparingreactiontimesacrossdifferenttasks,Donderswasabletoconcludehowlongthemindneedstoperforma
certaincognitivetask.Dondersinterpretedthedifferenceinreactiontimebetweenthesimpleandchoiceconditionsof
hisexperimentasindicatinghowlongittookto
a. perceivethestimulus.
b. processthestimulus.
c. attendtothestimulus.
d. makeadecisionaboutthestimulus.



ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

REFERENCES:CognitivePsychology:StudyingtheMind


6. ThemainpointoftheDonders'reactiontimeexperimentswasto
a. showthatreactiontimescanbemeasuredaccurately.
b. measuretheamountoftimeittakestomakeadecision.
c. determinedifferencesinthewaypeoplereacttostimuli.
d. showthatourcognitionsareoftenbasedonunconsciousinferences.



ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

REFERENCES:CognitivePsychology:StudyingtheMind

,7. InDonders'experimentondecisionmaking,whenparticipantswereaskedtopressabuttonuponpresentationofalig
ht,theywereengagedina
a. reactiontimetask.
b. simplereactiontimetask.
c. choicereactiontimetask.
d. presentationtask.



ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

REFERENCES:CognitivePsychology:StudyingtheMind


8. Reactiontimereferstothetimebetweenthe ofastimulusandaperson'sresponsetoit.
a. sensation
b. transduction
c. changeinintensity
d. presentation



ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: EASY

REFERENCES:CognitivePsychology:StudyingtheMind


9. InDonders'experimentondecisionmaking,whenparticipantswereaskedtopressonebuttonifthelightontheleftwasi
lluminatedandanotherbuttonifthelightontherightwasilluminated,theywereengagedina
a. reactiontimetask.
b. simplereactiontimetask.
c. choicereactiontimetask.
d. presentationtask.



ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

REFERENCES:CognitivePsychology:StudyingtheMind

, 10. Donders'reactiontimeexperimentwasperformedusingstimuliinwhichofthefollowingsensorymodalities?
a. Touch
b. Hearing
c. Smell
d. Vision



ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

REFERENCES:CognitivePsychology:StudyingtheMind


11. Donders'measurementofreactiontimeisparticularlyimportantbecauseitdemonstratedthe"timecourse"onwhicht
hemindoperates.Dondersfoundthatittook todecidewhichoftwobuttonstopushinresponsetoastimulus.
a. lessthanonesecond
b. betweenoneandtwoseconds
c. twotofiveseconds
d. morethanfiveseconds



ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: EASY

REFERENCES:CognitivePsychology:StudyingtheMind


12. Thefirstexperimentsincognitivepsychologywerebasedontheideathatmentalresponsescanbe
a. measureddirectly.
b. inferredfromtheparticipant'sbehavior.
c. measuredbycomparingthepresentationofthestimulusandtheparticipant'sresponse.
d. measuredbycomparingresponsesamongdifferentparticipants.



ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT

REFERENCES:CognitivePsychology:StudyingtheMind