Test bank |Cognitive Psychology Connecting Mind, Research, and Everyday Experience, 5th Edition |E. Bruce Goldstein | 2025| 100% VERIFIED| with Rationale

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1 :9The9study9of9the9physiological9basis9of9cognition9is9known9as
A9:9cognitive9psychology.
B9:9neuroscience.
C9:9cognitive9neuroscience.
D9:9neuropsychology.9Corre

ct9Answer9:9C

2 :9Barbara9has9recently9been9diagnosed9with9abdominal9cancer.9Her9oncologist9wants9to9deter
9mine9the9best9treatment9method9to9eliminate9the9tumors.9Her9gastroenterologist9is9focused9on9

r9elieving9her9symptoms9and9restoring9normal9digestive9functioning.9Barbaras9psychologist9wor
k9s9to9help9minimize9her9anxiety9and9keep9her9spirits9up.9The9fact9that9these9doctors9are9consid
er9ing9Barbaras9situation9with9different9goals9and9from9different9perspectives9is9similar9to9the9id
ea9of9 presented9in9your9textbook.9A9:9the9dynamics9of9cognition

B9:9idiographic9evaluation
C9:9nomothetic9examination
D9:9levels9of9analysis9Corre

ct9Answer9:9D

3 :9Your9author9points9out9thatAstudying9the9mind9requires9both9 and9
9experiments.

A9:9nomothetic;9idiographic
B9:9behavioral;9physiological
C9:9brain;9body
D9:9observational;9correlational9Cor

rect9Answer9:9B

4 :9Early9studies9of9brain9tissue9that9used9staining9techniques9and9microscopes9from9the919th9c
entury9described9the9nerve9net.9These9early9understandings9were9in9error9in9the9sense9that9the9
nerve9net9was9believed9to9be
A9:9continuous.
B9:9composed9of9discrete9individual9units.
C9:9composed9of9cell9bodies,9axons,9and9dendrites.
D9:9composed9of9neurotransmitters9rather9than9neurons.9

Correct9Answer9:9A

5 :9The9key9structural9components9of9neurons9are9the
A9:9cell9body,9cellular9membrane,9and9transmitters.
B9:9axon,9dendrites,9and9glands.
C9:9cell9body,9dendrites,9and9axons.
D9:9transmitters,9dendrites,9and9nodes9of9Ranvier.9Corre

ct9Answer9:9C

6 :9In9the9mid-
20th9century,9the9study9of9the9mind9began9using9which9technique9or9model9inspired9by9d9igi
tal9computers?

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C9:9Data9processing9model
D9:9Signal9processing9model9Corre

ct9Answer9:9A

7 :9A9synapse9is
A9:9a9tube9filled9with9fluid9that9conducts9electrical9signals.
B9:9the9structure9thatAcontains9mechanisms9to9keep9a9neuron9alive.
C9:9the9structure9that9receives9electrical9signals9from9other9neurons.
D9:9the9gap9that9separates9two9different9neurons.9Corre

ct9Answer9:9D

8 :9Groups9of9interconnected9neurons9are9referred9to9as
A9:9myelin9sheaths.
B9:9potentiated9somas.
C9:9neural9circuits.
D9:9spreading9activations.9C

orrect9Answer9:9C

9 :9Action9potentials9occur9in9the
A9:9cell9body.
B9:9synapse.
C9:9neurotransmitters.
D9:9axon.

Correct9Answer9:9D

10 :9If9the9intensity9of9a9stimulus9that9is9presented9to9a9touch9receptor9is9increased,9this9tends9t
9o9increase9the9 in9the9receptors9axon.9A9:9rate9of9nerve9firing

B9:9size9of9the9nerve9impulses
C9:9speed9of9nerve9conduction
D9:9All9of9these9are9correct.9

Correct9Answer9:9A

11 :9When9recording9from9a9single9neuron,9stimulus9intensity9is9represented9by9the
A9:9size9of9the9action9potentials.
B9:9size9of9the9synapse.
C9:9firing9rate9of9the9neurotransmitters.
D9:9firing9rate9of9the9action9potentials.9Corr

ect9Answer9:9D

12 :9Which9of9the9following9statements9best9describes9how9neurons9communicate9with9on
9e9another?

A9:9Dendrites9make9direct9contact9with9each9other.
B9:9A9chemical9process9takes9place9in9the9synapse.
C9:9An9electrical9process9takes9place9inAtheAreceptors.Am
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