TEST BANK for Cognition: Exploring the Science of the
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Mind 8th Edition by Daniel Reisberg
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Complete Chapters 1- f6 f6
15 with Verified Questions & Correct Answers| A+ GRADE
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, CHAPTER 1: The Science of the Mind LEARNINf6 f6 f6 f6 f6 f6 f6
G OBJECTIVES
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1.1. Describe the scope and goals of cognitive psychology.
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1.2. Understand the case of H.M., and the many ways that memory influences our lives.
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1.3. Describe the limitations of introspection as a method for scientific inquiry.
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1.4. Compare and contrast classical (Watsonian) behaviorism and cognitive psychology.
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1.5. Kant‘s ―transcendental method‖ is sometimes called ―inference to best explanation.‖ Explain this
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method and how it works.
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1.6. Describe the role, in the emergence of cognitive psychology, that was played by computer scienc
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e and the development of ―computer intelligence.‖
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f6
1. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?
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a. anger management f6
b. decision making f6
c. memory
d. Attention
CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF:f6 f6 Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ:
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1.1 MSC: Understanding f6
2. Cognitive processes are NOT necessary for which daily activity?
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a. reading a newspaper f6 f6
b. studying for a test f6 f6 f6
c. talking on the phone f6 f6 f6
d. breathing
CORRECT ANSWER: D f6 f6 DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
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,OBJ: 1.1 MSC: f 6 f 6 Applying
3. Alyssa wants to be a psychologist but is unsure which topic within psychology most interests he
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r. Which of the following topics would be LEAST likely to lead her into cognitive psychology?
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a. amnesia
b. language acquisition f6
c. Lyme disease f6
d. problem-solving strategies f6
CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: f6 f6 Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ:
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1.1 MSC: Applying f6
4. Consider the sequence ―Betsy wanted to bring Jacob a present. She shook her piggy bank.‖ Most pe
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ople, after hearing this sequence, believe Betsy was checking her piggy bank to see if she had money to
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spend on the gift. This inference about Betsy‘s goals depends on the fact that
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a. our previous knowledge fills in background information whenever we‘re understanding an event
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or conversation.
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b. readers are likely to know someone named Jacob.
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c. English, unlike other languages, requires speakers to mention all of the people involved in a
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n event.
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d. the individual sentences are short.
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CORRECT ANSWER: A f6 f6 DIF: Easy REF: The Broad Role for Memory OBJ:
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MSC: Understanding f6
5. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to apply to patient H.M.?
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a. ―He cannot remember what he did earlier today, including events that took place just an hour
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ago.‖
b. ―He read this story last month, but he was still surprised by how the story turned out.‖
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c. ―Even though he has encountered the nurse many times, he is still unable to recognize her.‖
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d. ―He remembered that it was only a week ago that he‘d heard the sad news that his uncle had
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died.‖
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, CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: f6 f6 Moderate REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: f6 f6 f6 f6
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6. Research with H.M. provides an illustration for which major theme of the chapter?
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a. Introspection is an important research tool for cognitive psychologists.
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b. Cognitive psychology can help us understand a wide range of activities that depend on someone‘s
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ability to remember.
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c. Memory is not very important. f6 f6 f6 f6
d. The disruption caused by brain damage depends on how widespread the damage is, and not on th
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e specific sites that are damaged.
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CORRECT ANSWER: B f6 f 6 DIF: Moderate REF:
The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ:
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7. Patients suffering from clinical amnesia are characterized by
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a. memory dysfunction. f6
b. an inability to recognize patterns.
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c. inarticulate speech. f6
d. impaired language comprehension. f6 f6
CORRECT ANSWER: A f6 f6 DIF: Easy REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: f6 f6 f6 f6 1.2
MSC: Remembering f6
8. The term ―introspection‖ refers to the
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a. process by which one individual seeks to infer the thoughts of another individual.
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b. procedure of examining thought processing by monitoring the brain‘s electrical activity.
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c. process of each person looking within, to observe his or her own thoughts and ideas.
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d. technique of studying thought by interpreting the symbols used in communication.
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CORRECT ANSWER: C f6 f6 DIF: Easy REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ:
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MSC: Remembering f6
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Mind 8th Edition by Daniel Reisberg
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Complete Chapters 1- f6 f6
15 with Verified Questions & Correct Answers| A+ GRADE
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D
Page | 1f6 f6
, CHAPTER 1: The Science of the Mind LEARNINf6 f6 f6 f6 f6 f6 f6
G OBJECTIVES
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1.1. Describe the scope and goals of cognitive psychology.
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1.2. Understand the case of H.M., and the many ways that memory influences our lives.
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1.3. Describe the limitations of introspection as a method for scientific inquiry.
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1.4. Compare and contrast classical (Watsonian) behaviorism and cognitive psychology.
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1.5. Kant‘s ―transcendental method‖ is sometimes called ―inference to best explanation.‖ Explain this
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method and how it works.
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1.6. Describe the role, in the emergence of cognitive psychology, that was played by computer scienc
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e and the development of ―computer intelligence.‖
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f6
1. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?
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a. anger management f6
b. decision making f6
c. memory
d. Attention
CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF:f6 f6 Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ:
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1.1 MSC: Understanding f6
2. Cognitive processes are NOT necessary for which daily activity?
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a. reading a newspaper f6 f6
b. studying for a test f6 f6 f6
c. talking on the phone f6 f6 f6
d. breathing
CORRECT ANSWER: D f6 f6 DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
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,OBJ: 1.1 MSC: f 6 f 6 Applying
3. Alyssa wants to be a psychologist but is unsure which topic within psychology most interests he
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r. Which of the following topics would be LEAST likely to lead her into cognitive psychology?
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a. amnesia
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c. Lyme disease f6
d. problem-solving strategies f6
CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: f6 f6 Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ:
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1.1 MSC: Applying f6
4. Consider the sequence ―Betsy wanted to bring Jacob a present. She shook her piggy bank.‖ Most pe
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ople, after hearing this sequence, believe Betsy was checking her piggy bank to see if she had money to
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spend on the gift. This inference about Betsy‘s goals depends on the fact that
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a. our previous knowledge fills in background information whenever we‘re understanding an event
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or conversation.
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b. readers are likely to know someone named Jacob.
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c. English, unlike other languages, requires speakers to mention all of the people involved in a
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n event.
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d. the individual sentences are short.
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CORRECT ANSWER: A f6 f6 DIF: Easy REF: The Broad Role for Memory OBJ:
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MSC: Understanding f6
5. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to apply to patient H.M.?
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a. ―He cannot remember what he did earlier today, including events that took place just an hour
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ago.‖
b. ―He read this story last month, but he was still surprised by how the story turned out.‖
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c. ―Even though he has encountered the nurse many times, he is still unable to recognize her.‖
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d. ―He remembered that it was only a week ago that he‘d heard the sad news that his uncle had
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died.‖
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, CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: f6 f6 Moderate REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: f6 f6 f6 f6
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6. Research with H.M. provides an illustration for which major theme of the chapter?
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a. Introspection is an important research tool for cognitive psychologists.
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b. Cognitive psychology can help us understand a wide range of activities that depend on someone‘s
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ability to remember.
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c. Memory is not very important. f6 f6 f6 f6
d. The disruption caused by brain damage depends on how widespread the damage is, and not on th
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e specific sites that are damaged.
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CORRECT ANSWER: B f6 f 6 DIF: Moderate REF:
The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ:
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7. Patients suffering from clinical amnesia are characterized by
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a. memory dysfunction. f6
b. an inability to recognize patterns.
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c. inarticulate speech. f6
d. impaired language comprehension. f6 f6
CORRECT ANSWER: A f6 f6 DIF: Easy REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: f6 f6 f6 f6 1.2
MSC: Remembering f6
8. The term ―introspection‖ refers to the
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a. process by which one individual seeks to infer the thoughts of another individual.
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b. procedure of examining thought processing by monitoring the brain‘s electrical activity.
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c. process of each person looking within, to observe his or her own thoughts and ideas.
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d. technique of studying thought by interpreting the symbols used in communication.
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CORRECT ANSWER: C f6 f6 DIF: Easy REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ:
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