Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind (7th Edition, Daniel Reisberg) Complete Test Bank with Questions and Answers

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Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind Seventh Edition by
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Daniel Reisberg.
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, CHAPTER 1 *y The Science of the Mind
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LEARNING *yOBJECTIVES

1.1. Describe *ythe *yscope *yand *ygoals *yof *ycognitive *ypsychology.


1.2. Understand *ythe *ycase *yof *yH.M., *yand *ythe *ymany *yways *ythat *ymemory *yinfluences *your *ylives.


1.3. Describe *ythe *ylimitations *yof *yintrospection *yas *ya *ymethod *yfor *yscientific *yinquiry.


1.4. Compare *yand *ycontrast *yclassical *y(Watsonian) *ybehaviorism *yand *ycognitive *ypsychology.


1.5. Kant’s *y“transcendental *ymethod” *yis *ysometimes *ycalled *y“inference *yto *ybest *yexplanation.” *yExplain *ythis *ymethod *yand
how *yit *yworks.
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1.6. Describe *ythe *yrole, *yin *ythe *yemergence *yof *ycognitive *ypsychology, *ythat *ywas *yplayed *yby *ycomputer *yscience *yand *ythe
develop- *yment *yof *y“computer *yintelligence.”
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MULTIPLE *yCHOICE

1. Which *yof *ythe *yfollowing *ytopics *yis *yNOT *ycommonly *ystudied *ywithin *ycognitive *ypsychology?
a. anger c. memory
*ymanagement
d. Attention
b. decision *ymaking


ANS: * y A DIF: Easy REF: The *yScope *yof *yCognitive
*yPsychology *yOBJ: 1.1 MSC: *yUnderstanding

2. Cognitive *yprocesses *yare *yNOT *ynecessary *yfor *ywhich *ydaily *yactivity?
a. reading *ya c. talking *yon *ythe *yphone
*ynewspaper
d. breathing
b. studying *yfor *ya *ytest


ANS: * y D DIF: Easy REF: The *yScope *yof *yCognitive
*yPsychology

OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying

3. Alyssa *ywants *yto *ybe *ya *ypsychologist *ybut *yis *yunsure *ywhich *ytopic *ywithin *ypsychology *ymost *yinterests *yher.
Which *yof *ythe *yfollowing *ytopics *ywould *ybe *yLEAST *ylikely *yto *ylead *yher *yinto *ycognitive *ypsychology?
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*yacquisition
a. amnesia
b. language
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d. problem-solving
*ystrategies




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, ANS: * y C DIF: Easy REF: The *yScope *yof *yCognitive
*yPsychology *yOBJ: 1.1 MSC: *yApplying

4. Consider *ythe *ysequence *y“Betsy *ywanted *yto *ybring *yJacob *ya *ypresent. *yShe *yshook *yher *ypiggy *ybank.” *yMost
*ypeople, *yafter *yhearing *ythis *ysequence, *ybelieve *yBetsy *ywas *ychecking *yher *ypiggy *ybank *yto *ysee *yif *yshe *yhad *ymoney *yto *yspend
*yon *ythe *ygift. *yThis *yinference *yabout *yBetsy’s *ygoals *ydepends *yon *ythe *yfact *ythat


a. our *yprevious *yknowledge *yfills *yin *ybackground *yinformation *ywhenever *ywe’re *yunderstanding
*yan *yevent *yor *yconversation.


b. readers *yare *ylikely *yto *yknow *ysomeone *ynamed *yJacob.
c. English, *yunlike *yother *ylanguages, *yrequires *yspeakers *yto *ymention *yall *yof *ythe *ypeople
*yinvolved *yin *yan *yevent.


d. the *yindividual *ysentences *yare *yshort.


ANS: * y A DIF: Easy REF: The *yBroad *yRole *yfor
*yMemory *yOBJ: 1.1 MSC: *yUnderstanding

5. Which *yof *ythe *yfollowing *ystatements *yis *yLEAST *ylikely *yto *yapply *yto *ypatient *yH.M.?
a. “He *ycannot *yremember *ywhat *yhe *ydid *yearlier *ytoday, *yincluding *yevents *ythat *ytook *yplace *yjust *yan *yhour *yago.”
b. “He *yread *ythis *ystory *ylast *ymonth, *ybut *yhe *ywas *ystill *ysurprised *yby *yhow *ythe *ystory *yturned *yout.”
c. “Even *ythough *yhe *yhas *yencountered *ythe *ynurse *ymany *ytimes, *yhe *yis *ystill *yunable *yto *yrecognize *yher.”
d. “He *yremembered *ythat *yit *ywas *yonly *ya *yweek *yago *ythat *yhe’d *yheard *ythe *ysad *ynews *ythat *yhis *yuncle *yhad *ydied.”


ANS: * y D DIF: Moderate REF: Amnesia *yand *yMemory
*yLoss *yOBJ: 1.2 MSC: *yApplying

6. Research *ywith *yH.M. *yprovides *yan *yillustration *yfor *ywhich *ymajor *ytheme *yof *ythe *ychapter?
a. Introspection *yis *yan *yimportant *yresearch *ytool *yfor *ycognitive *ypsychologists.
b. Cognitive *ypsychology *ycan *yhelp *yus *yunderstand *ya *ywide *yrange *yof *yactivities *ythat *ydepend *yon
*ysomeone’s *yability *yto *yremember.


c. Memory *yis *ynot *yvery *yimportant.
d. The *ydisruption *ycaused *yby *ybrain *ydamage *ydepends *yon *yhow *ywidespread *ythe *ydamage *yis, *yand
*ynot *yon *ythe *yspecific *ysites *ythat *yare *ydamaged.




ANS: *y *y B DIF: Moderate REF: The *yScope *yof *yCognitive
*yPsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating

7. Patients *ysuffering *yfrom *yclinical *yamnesia *yare *ycharacterized *yby
a. memory *ydysfunction. c. inarticulate *yspeech.
b. an *yinability *yto *yrecognize d. impaired *ylanguage *ycomprehension.
*ypatterns.




ANS: * y A DIF: Easy REF: Amnesia *yand *yMemory
*yLoss *yOBJ: 1.2 MSC: *yRemembering

8. The *yterm *y“introspection” *yrefers *yto *ythe
a. process *yby *ywhich *yone *yindividual *yseeks *yto *yinfer *ythe *ythoughts *yof *yanother *yindividual.

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