Test Bank - Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind
Comprehensive Psychology Practice Questions, Solutions & Exam Prep | Daniel Reisberg
TEST BANK
,CHAPTER 1 The Science of the Mind
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?
a. anger management
b. decision making
c. memory
d. Attention
Answer: A DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Understanding
2. Cognitive processes are NOT necessary for which daily activity?
a. reading a newspaper
b. studying for a test
c. talking on the phone
d. breathing
Answer: D DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. Alyssa wants to be a psychologist but is unsure which topic within psychology most interests her. Which of the
following topics would be LEAST likely to lead her into cognitive psychology?
a. amnesia
b. language acquisition
c. Lyme disease
d. problem-solving strategies
,Answer: C DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
4. Consider the sequence “Betsy wanted to bring Jacob a present. She shook her piggy bank.” Most people, after
hearing this sequence, believe Betsy was checking her piggy bank to see if she had money to spend on the gift. This
inference about Betsy’s goals depends on the fact that
a. our previous knowledge fills in background information whenever we’re understanding an event or conversation.
b. readers are likely to know someone named Jacob.
c. English, unlike other languages, requires speakers to mention all of the people involved in an event.
d. the individual sentences are short.
Answer: A DIF: Easy REF: The Broad Role for Memory OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Understanding
5. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to apply to patient H.M.?
a. “He cannot remember what he did earlier today, including events that took place just an hour ago.”
b. “He read this story last month, but he was still surprised by how the story turned out.”
c. “Even though he has encountered the nurse many times, he is still unable to recognize her.”
d. “He remembered that it was only a week ago that he’d heard the sad news that his uncle had died.”
Answer: D DIF: Moderate REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Applying
6. Research with H.M. provides an illustration for which major theme of the chapter?
a. Introspection is an important research tool for cognitive psychologists.
b. Cognitive psychology can help us understand a wide range of activities that depend on someone’s ability to
remember.
c. Memory is not very important.
d. The disruption caused by brain damage depends on how widespread the damage is, and not on the specific sites
that are damaged.
Answer: B DIF: Moderate REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating
7. Patients suffering from clinical amnesia are characterized by
a. memory dysfunction.
b. an inability to recognize patterns.
c. inarticulate speech.
d. impaired language comprehension.
, Answer: A DIF: Easy REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Remembering
8. The term “introspection” refers to the
a. process by which one individual seeks to infer the thoughts of another individual.
b. procedure of examining thought processing by monitoring the brain’s electrical activity.
c. process of each person looking within, to observe his or her own thoughts and ideas.
d. technique of studying thought by interpreting the symbols used in communication.
Answer: C DIF: Easy REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Remembering
9. A participant is asked to look within himself or herself and report on his or her own mental processes. This
method
is called
a. logical inference.
b. reconstruction.
c. introspection. d.
Answer: C DIF: Easy REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Remembering
10. Of the following, introspection is LEAST useful for studying
a. topics that are strongly colored by emotion.
b. mental events that are unconscious.
c. processes that involve conceptual knowledge.
d. events that take a long time to unfold.
Answer: B DIF: Moderate REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Understanding
11. Which of the following statements about introspection is FALSE?
a. It is the only way to observe conscious events directly.
b. It is subjective.
c. It provides strong evidence for hypothesis-testing.
d. It was a technique used historically to study cognition.
Answer: C DIF: Moderate REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Understanding
Comprehensive Psychology Practice Questions, Solutions & Exam Prep | Daniel Reisberg
TEST BANK
,CHAPTER 1 The Science of the Mind
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?
a. anger management
b. decision making
c. memory
d. Attention
Answer: A DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Understanding
2. Cognitive processes are NOT necessary for which daily activity?
a. reading a newspaper
b. studying for a test
c. talking on the phone
d. breathing
Answer: D DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. Alyssa wants to be a psychologist but is unsure which topic within psychology most interests her. Which of the
following topics would be LEAST likely to lead her into cognitive psychology?
a. amnesia
b. language acquisition
c. Lyme disease
d. problem-solving strategies
,Answer: C DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
4. Consider the sequence “Betsy wanted to bring Jacob a present. She shook her piggy bank.” Most people, after
hearing this sequence, believe Betsy was checking her piggy bank to see if she had money to spend on the gift. This
inference about Betsy’s goals depends on the fact that
a. our previous knowledge fills in background information whenever we’re understanding an event or conversation.
b. readers are likely to know someone named Jacob.
c. English, unlike other languages, requires speakers to mention all of the people involved in an event.
d. the individual sentences are short.
Answer: A DIF: Easy REF: The Broad Role for Memory OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Understanding
5. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to apply to patient H.M.?
a. “He cannot remember what he did earlier today, including events that took place just an hour ago.”
b. “He read this story last month, but he was still surprised by how the story turned out.”
c. “Even though he has encountered the nurse many times, he is still unable to recognize her.”
d. “He remembered that it was only a week ago that he’d heard the sad news that his uncle had died.”
Answer: D DIF: Moderate REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Applying
6. Research with H.M. provides an illustration for which major theme of the chapter?
a. Introspection is an important research tool for cognitive psychologists.
b. Cognitive psychology can help us understand a wide range of activities that depend on someone’s ability to
remember.
c. Memory is not very important.
d. The disruption caused by brain damage depends on how widespread the damage is, and not on the specific sites
that are damaged.
Answer: B DIF: Moderate REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating
7. Patients suffering from clinical amnesia are characterized by
a. memory dysfunction.
b. an inability to recognize patterns.
c. inarticulate speech.
d. impaired language comprehension.
, Answer: A DIF: Easy REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Remembering
8. The term “introspection” refers to the
a. process by which one individual seeks to infer the thoughts of another individual.
b. procedure of examining thought processing by monitoring the brain’s electrical activity.
c. process of each person looking within, to observe his or her own thoughts and ideas.
d. technique of studying thought by interpreting the symbols used in communication.
Answer: C DIF: Easy REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Remembering
9. A participant is asked to look within himself or herself and report on his or her own mental processes. This
method
is called
a. logical inference.
b. reconstruction.
c. introspection. d.
Answer: C DIF: Easy REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Remembering
10. Of the following, introspection is LEAST useful for studying
a. topics that are strongly colored by emotion.
b. mental events that are unconscious.
c. processes that involve conceptual knowledge.
d. events that take a long time to unfold.
Answer: B DIF: Moderate REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Understanding
11. Which of the following statements about introspection is FALSE?
a. It is the only way to observe conscious events directly.
b. It is subjective.
c. It provides strong evidence for hypothesis-testing.
d. It was a technique used historically to study cognition.
Answer: C DIF: Moderate REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Understanding
