Test Bank for Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind 7th Edition Daniel Reisberg | Complete Guide with Questions & Answers

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CHAPTER 1: The Science of the Mind
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LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES

1.1. Describegthegscopegandggoalsgofgcognitivegpsychology.


1.2. UnderstandgthegcasegofgH.M.,gandgthegmanygwaysgthatgmemoryginfluencesgourglives.


1.3. Describegtheglimitationsgofgintrospectiongasgagmethodgforgscientificginquiry.


1.4. Comparegandgcontrastgclassicalg(Watsonian)gbehaviorismgandgcognitivegpsychology.


1.5. Kant’sg“transcendentalgmethod”gisgsometimesgcalledg “inferencegtogbestgexplanation.”gExplaingthisgmethodgandghowgitworks.


1.6. Describegthegrole,gingthegemergencegofgcognitivegpsychology,gthatgwasgplayedgbygcomputergsciencegandgthegdevelop-
mentgofg“computergintelligence.”




MULTIPLEgCHOICE

1. WhichgofgthegfollowinggtopicsgisgNOTgcommonlygstudiedg withingcognitivegpsychology?
a. angergmanagement c. memory
b. decisiongmaking d. Attention



ANS:g A DIF: Easy REF:
ThegScopegofgCognitivegPsychologygOBJ:1.1 MSC:gUnderstanding

2. CognitivegprocessesgaregNOTgnecessarygforg whichgdailygactivity?
a. readinggagnewspaper c. talkinggongthegphone
b. studyinggforgagtest d. breathing



ANS:g D DIF: Easy REF: ThegScopegofgCognitivegPsychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying

3. Alyssagwantsgtogbegagpsychologistgbutgisgunsuregwhichgtopicgwithingpsychologygmostginterestsgher.gWhichgofgthe
followinggtopicsgwouldgbegLEASTglikelygtogleadghergintogcognitivegpsychology?
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a. amnesia c. Lymegdisease
b. languagegacquisition d. problem-solvingg strategies

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ANS:g C DIF: Easy REF:
ThegScopegofgCognitivegPsychologygOBJ:1.1 MSC:gApplying

4. Considergthegsequenceg“BetsygwantedgtogbringgJacobgagpresent.gShegshookghergpiggygbank.”gMostgpeople,gafterghe
aringgthisgsequence,gbelievegBetsygwasgcheckingghergpiggygbankgtogseegifgsheghadgmoneygtogspendgongtheggift.gThisginferencegaboutgB
etsy’sggoalsgdependsgongthegfactgthat
a. ourgpreviousgknowledgegfillsgingbackgroundginformationgwhenevergwe’regunderstandinggangevent
gorgconversation.


b. readersgareglikelygtogknowgsomeonegnamedgJacob.
c. English,gunlikegotherglanguages,grequiresgspeakersgtogmentiongallgofgthegpeopleginvolvedgingan
gevent.



d. thegindividualgsentencesgaregshort.


ANS:g A DIF: Easy REF:
ThegBroadgRolegforgMemorygOBJ: 1.1 MSC:gUnderstanding

5. WhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgLEASTglikelygtogapplygtogpatientgH.M.?
a. “Hegcannotgremembergwhatghegdidgearliergtoday,gincludinggeventsgthatgtookgplacegjustganghourgago.”
b. “Hegreadgthisgstoryglastgmonth,gbutghegwasgstillgsurprisedgbyghowgthegstorygturnedgout.”
c. “Evengthoughgheghasgencounteredgthegnursegmanygtimes,ghegisgstillgunablegtogrecognizegher.”

d. “Hegrememberedgthatgitgwasgonlygagweekgagogthatghe’dgheardgthegsadgnewsgthatghisguncleghadgdied.”


ANS:g D DIF: Moderate REF:
AmnesiagandgMemorygLossgOBJ: 1.2 MSC:gApplying

6. ResearchgwithgH.M.gprovidesgangillustrationgforgwhichgmajorgthemegofgthegchapter?
a. Introspectiongisgangimportantgresearchgtoolgforgcognitivegpsychologists.
b. Cognitivegpsychologygcanghelpgusgunderstandgagwidegrangegofgactivitiesgthatgdependgongsomeone’s
gabilitygtogremember.


c. Memorygisgnotgverygimportant.
d. Thegdisruptiongcausedgbygbraingdamagegdependsgonghowgwidespreadgthegdamagegis,gandgnotgongthe
gspecificgsitesgthatgaregdamaged.




ANS:g g B DIF: Moderate REF: ThegScopegofgCognitivegPsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating

7. Patientsgsufferinggfromgclinicalgamnesiagaregcharacterizedgby
a. memorygdysfunction. c. inarticulategspeech.
b. anginabilitygtogrecognizegpatterns. d. impairedglanguagegcomprehension.



ANS:g A DIF: Easy REF:
AmnesiagandgMemorygLossgOBJ: 1.2 MSC:gRemembering

8. Thegtermg“introspection”grefersgtogthe
a. processgbygwhichgonegindividualgseeksgtoginfergthegthoughtsgofganothergindividual.

b. proceduregofgexamininggthoughtgprocessinggbygmonitoringgthegbrain’sgelectricalg activity.