Test Bank for "Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind" (7th Edition) by Daniel Reisberg

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CHAPTER 1: The Science of the Mind
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LEARNINGHOBJECTIVES

1.1. DescribeHtheHscopeHandHgoalsHofHcognitiveHpsychology.


1.2. UnderstandHtheHcaseHofHH.M.,HandHtheHmanyHwaysHthatHmemoryHinfluencesHourHlives.


1.3. DescribeHtheHlimitationsHofHintrospectionHasHaHmethodHforHscientificHinquiry.


1.4. CompareHandHcontrastHclassicalH(Watsonian)HbehaviorismHandHcognitiveHpsychology.


1.5. Kant’sH“transcendentalHmethod”HisHsometimesHcalledH“inferenceHtoHbestHexplanation.”HExplainHthisHmethodHandHhowHitworks.


1.6. DescribeHtheHrole,HinHtheHemergenceHofHcognitiveHpsychology,HthatHwasHplayedHbyHcomputerHscienceHandHtheHdevelop-
mentHofH“computerHintelligence.”




MULTIPLEHCHOICE

1. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHtopicsHisHNOTHcommonlyHstudiedH withinHcognitiveHpsychology?
a. angerHmanagement c. memory
b. decisionHmaking d. Attention



ANS:H A DIF: Easy REF:
TheHScopeHofHCognitiveHPsychologyHOBJ: 1.1 MSC:HUnderstanding

2. CognitiveHprocessesHareHNOTHnecessaryHforH whichHdailyHactivity?
a. readingHaHnewspaper c. talkingHonHtheHphone
b. studyingHforHaHtest d. breathing



ANS:H D DIF: Easy REF:
TheHScopeHofHCognitiveHPsycholog
y
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying

3. AlyssaHwantsHtoHbeHaHpsychologistHbutHisHunsureHwhichHtopicHwithinHpsychologyHmostHinterestsHher.HWhichHo
fHtheHfollowingHtopicsHwouldHbeHLEASTHlikelyHtoHleadHherHintoHcognitiveHpsychology?
a. amnesia c. LymeHdisease
b. languageHacquisition d. problem-solvingH strategies

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ANS:H C DIF: Easy REF:
TheHScopeHofHCognitiveHPsychologyHOBJ: 1.1 MSC:HApplying

4. ConsiderHtheHsequenceH“BetsyHwantedHtoHbringHJacobHaHpresent.HSheHshookHherHpiggyHbank.”HMostHpeople,Haft
erHhearingHthisHsequence,HbelieveHBetsyHwasHcheckingHherHpiggyHbankHtoHseeHifHsheHhadHmoneyHtoHspendHonHtheHgift.HThisHinferen
ceHaboutHBetsy’sHgoalsHdependsHonHtheHfactHthat
a. ourHpreviousHknowledgeHfillsHinHbackgroundHinformationHwheneverHwe’reHunderstandingHanHev
entHorHconversation.
b. readersHareHlikelyHtoHknowHsomeoneHnamedHJacob.
c. English,HunlikeHotherHlanguages,HrequiresHspeakersHtoHmentionHallHofHtheHpeopleHinvolvedHi
nHanHevent.

d. theHindividualHsentencesHareHshort.


ANS:H A DIF: Easy REF:
TheHBroadHRoleHforHMemoryHOBJ: 1.1 MSC:HUnderstanding

5. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHstatementsHisHLEASTHlikelyHtoHapplyHtoHpatientHH.M.?
a. “HeHcannotHrememberHwhatHheHdidHearlierHtoday,HincludingHeventsHthatHtookHplaceHjustHanHhourHago.”
b. “HeHreadHthisHstoryHlastHmonth,HbutHheHwasHstillHsurprisedHbyHhowHtheHstoryHturnedHout.”
c. “EvenHthoughHheHhasHencounteredHtheHnurseHmanyHtimes,HheHisHstillHunableHtoHrecognizeHher.”

d. “HeHrememberedHthatHitHwasHonlyHaHweekHagoHthatHhe’dHheardHtheHsadHnewsHthatHhisHuncleHhadHdied.”


ANS:H D DIF: Moderate REF:
AmnesiaHandHMemoryHLossHOBJ: 1.2 MSC:HApplying

6. ResearchHwithHH.M.HprovidesHanHillustrationHforHwhichHmajorHthemeHofHtheHchapter?
a. IntrospectionHisHanHimportantHresearchHtoolHforHcognitiveHpsychologists.
b. CognitiveHpsychologyHcanHhelpHusHunderstandHaHwideHrangeHofHactivitiesHthatHdependHonHsomeo
ne’sHabilityHtoHremember.
c. MemoryHisHnotHveryHimportant.
d. TheHdisruptionHcausedHbyHbrainHdamageHdependsHonHhowHwidespreadHtheHdamageHis,HandHnotHon
Hthe HspecificHsitesHthatHareHdamaged.




ANS:H H B DIF: Moderate REF:
TheHScopeHofHCognitiveHPsycholog
y
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating

7. PatientsHsufferingHfromHclinicalHamnesiaHareHcharacterizedHby
a. memoryHdysfunction. c. inarticulateHspeech.
b. anHinabilityHtoHrecognizeHpatterns d. impairedHlanguageHcomprehension.
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ANS:H A DIF: Easy REF:
AmnesiaHandHMemoryHLossHOBJ: 1.2 MSC:HRemembering

8. TheHtermH“introspection”HrefersHtoHthe
a. processHbyHwhichHoneHindividualHseeksHtoHinferHtheHthoughtsHofHanotherHindividual.

b. procedureHofHexaminingHthoughtHprocessingHbyHmonitoringHtheHbrain’sHelectricalH activity.