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CHAPTER 1: The Science of the Mind
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LEARNINGJOBJECTIVES

1.1. DescribeJtheJscopeJandJgoalsJofJcognitiveJpsychology.


1.2. UnderstandJtheJcaseJofJH.M.,JandJtheJmanyJwaysJthatJmemoryJinfluencesJourJlives.


1.3. DescribeJtheJlimitationsJofJintrospectionJasJaJmethodJforJscientificJinquiry.


1.4. CompareJandJcontrastJclassicalJ(Watsonian)JbehaviorismJandJcognitiveJpsychology.


1.5. Kant’sJ“transcendentalJmethod”JisJsometimesJcalledJ“inferenceJtoJbestJexplanation.”JExplainJthisJmethodJandJhowJitworks.


1.6. DescribeJtheJrole,JinJtheJemergenceJofJcognitiveJpsychology,JthatJwasJplayedJbyJcomputerJscienceJandJtheJdevelop-
mentJofJ“computerJintelligence.”




MULTIPLEJCHOICE

1. WhichJofJtheJfollowingJtopicsJisJNOTJcommonlyJstudiedJwithinJcognitiveJpsychology?
a. angerJmanagement c. memory
b. decisionJmaking d. Attention


ANS:J A DIF: Easy REF:
TheJScopeJofJCognitiveJPsychologyJOBJ: 1.1 MSC:JUnderstanding

2. CognitiveJprocessesJareJNOTJnecessaryJforJwhichJdailyJactivity?
a. readingJaJnewspaper c. talkingJonJtheJphone
b. studyingJforJaJtest d. breathing


ANS:J D DIF: Easy REF: TheJScopeJofJCognitiveJPsychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying

3. AlyssaJwantsJtoJbeJaJpsychologistJbutJisJunsureJwhichJtopicJwithinJpsychologyJmostJinterestsJher.JWhichJofJtheJfo
llowingJtopicsJwouldJbeJLEASTJlikelyJtoJleadJherJintoJcognitiveJpsychology?
a. amnesia c. LymeJdisease
b. languageJacquisition d. problem-solvingJ strategies

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ANS:J C DIF: Easy REF:
TheJScopeJofJCognitiveJPsychologyJOBJ: 1.1 MSC:JApplying

4. ConsiderJtheJsequenceJ“BetsyJwantedJtoJbringJJacobJaJpresent.JSheJshookJherJpiggyJbank.”JMostJpeople,JafterJheari
ngJthisJsequence,JbelieveJBetsyJwasJcheckingJherJpiggyJbankJtoJseeJifJsheJhadJmoneyJtoJspendJonJtheJgift.JThisJinferenceJaboutJBetsy’sJ
goalsJdependsJonJtheJfactJthat
a. ourJpreviousJknowledgeJfillsJinJbackgroundJinformationJwheneverJwe’reJunderstandingJanJeventJo
rJconversation.
b. readersJareJlikelyJtoJknowJsomeoneJnamedJJacob.
c. English,JunlikeJotherJlanguages,JrequiresJspeakersJtoJmentionJallJofJtheJpeopleJinvolvedJinJanJe
vent.

d. theJindividualJsentencesJareJshort.


ANS:J A DIF: Easy REF:
TheJBroadJRoleJforJMemoryJOBJ: 1.1 MSC:JUnderstanding

5. WhichJofJtheJfollowingJstatementsJisJLEASTJlikelyJtoJapplyJtoJpatientJH.M.?
a. “HeJcannotJrememberJwhatJheJdidJearlierJtoday,JincludingJeventsJthatJtookJplaceJjustJanJhourJago.”
b. “HeJreadJthisJstoryJlastJmonth,JbutJheJwasJstillJsurprisedJbyJhowJtheJstoryJturnedJout.”
c. “EvenJthoughJheJhasJencounteredJtheJnurseJmanyJtimes,JheJisJstillJunableJtoJrecognizeJher.”

d. “HeJrememberedJthatJitJwasJonlyJaJweekJagoJthatJhe’dJheardJtheJsadJnewsJthatJhisJuncleJhadJdied.”


ANS:J D DIF: Moderate REF:
AmnesiaJandJMemoryJLossJOBJ: 1.2 MSC:JApplying

6. ResearchJwithJH.M.JprovidesJanJillustrationJforJwhichJmajorJthemeJofJtheJchapter?
a. IntrospectionJisJanJimportantJresearchJtoolJforJcognitiveJpsychologists.
b. CognitiveJpsychologyJcanJhelpJusJunderstandJaJwideJrangeJofJactivitiesJthatJdependJonJsomeone’sJa
bilityJtoJremember.
c. MemoryJisJnotJveryJimportant.
d. TheJdisruptionJcausedJbyJbrainJdamageJdependsJonJhowJwidespreadJtheJdamageJis,JandJnotJonJtheJsp
ecificJsitesJthatJareJdamaged.


ANS:J J B DIF: Moderate REF: TheJScopeJofJCognitiveJPsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating

7. PatientsJsufferingJfromJclinicalJamnesiaJareJcharacterizedJby
a. memoryJdysfunction. c. inarticulateJspeech.
b. anJinabilityJtoJrecognizeJpatterns. d. impairedJlanguageJcomprehension.


ANS:J A DIF: Easy REF:
AmnesiaJandJMemoryJLossJOBJ: 1.2 MSC:JRemembering

8. TheJtermJ“introspection”JrefersJtoJthe
a. processJbyJwhichJoneJindividualJseeksJtoJinferJtheJthoughtsJofJanotherJindividual.

b. procedureJofJexaminingJthoughtJprocessingJbyJmonitoringJtheJbrain’sJelectricalJactivity.