TEST BANK FOR COGNITION
EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF
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DANIEL$ac
, CHAPTER 1 The Science of the Mind
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.1. Describe the scope and goals of cognitive psychology.
1.2. Understand the case of H.M., and the many ways that memory influences our lives.
1.3. Describe the limitations of introspection as a method for scientific inquiry.
1.4. Compare and contrast classical (Watsonian) behaviorism and cognitive psychology.
1.5. Kant’s “transcendental method” is sometimes called “inference to best explanation.” Explain this method and how it
works.
1.6. Describe the role, in the emergence of cognitive psychology, that was played by computer science and the develop-
ment of “computer intelligence.”
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?
a. anger management c. memory
b. decision making d. Attention
ANS: 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 c. talking on the phone
b. studying for a test d. breathing
ANS: 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 c. Lyme disease
b. language acquisition d. problem-solving strategies
,ANS: $ a c C DIF: Easy REF: The $acScope $acof $acCognitive
$acPsychology $acOBJ: 1.1 MSC: $acApplying
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ANS: $ a c A DIF: Easy REF: The $acBroad $acRole $acfor
$acMemory $acOBJ: 1.1 MSC: $acUnderstanding
5. Which $acof $acthe $acfollowing $acstatements $acis $acLEAST $aclikely $acto $acapply $acto $acpatient $acH.M.?
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ANS: $ a c D DIF: Moderate REF: Amnesia $acand $acMemory
$acLoss $acOBJ: 1.2 MSC: $acApplying
6. Research $acwith $acH.M. $acprovides $acan $acillustration $acfor $acwhich $acmajor $actheme $acof $acthe $acchapter?
a. Introspection $acis $acan $acimportant $acresearch $actool $acfor $accognitive $acpsychologists.
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$acon $acsomeone’s $acability $acto $acremember.
c. Memory $acis $acnot $acvery $acimportant.
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$acis, $acand $acnot $acon $acthe $acspecific $acsites $acthat $acare $acdamaged.
ANS: $ac $ac B DIF: Moderate REF: The $acScope $acof $acCognitive
$acPsychology
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a. memory $acdysfunction. c. inarticulate $acspeech.
b. an $acinability $acto $acrecognize d. impaired $aclanguage $accomprehension.
$acpatterns.
ANS: $ a c A DIF: Easy REF: Amnesia $acand $acMemory
$acLoss $acOBJ: 1.2 MSC: $acRemembering
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b. procedure $acof $acexamining $acthought $acprocessing $acby $acmonitoring $acthe $acbrain’s $acelectrical $acactivity.
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d. technique $acof $acstudying $acthought $acby $acinterpreting $acthe $acsymbols $acused $acin $accommunication.
ANS: $ a c C DIF: Easy REF: The $acLimits $acof
$acIntrospection $acOBJ: 1.3 MSC: $acRemembering
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$acprocesses. $acThis $acmethod
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b. reconstruction.
ANS: $ a c C DIF: Easy REF: The $acLimits $acof
$acIntrospection $acOBJ: 1.3 MSC: $acRemembering
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b. mental $acevents $acthat $acare $acunconscious.
c. processes $acthat $acinvolve $acconceptual $acknowledge.
d. events $acthat $actake $aca $aclong $actime $acto $acunfold.
ANS: $ a c B DIF: Moderate REF: The $acLimits $acof
$acIntrospection $acOBJ: 1.3 MSC: $acUnderstanding
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ANS: $ a c C DIF: Moderate REF: The $acLimits $acof
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$acprocess?
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b. introspection
ANS: $ a c B DIF: Moderate REF: The $acLimits $acof
$acIntrospection $acOBJ: 1.3 MSC: $acApplying
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b. it $acprovided $acdata $acfrom $acindividuals $acwithout $acany $acspecialized $actraining.
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EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF
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THE MIND, 7TH EDITION,
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DANIEL$ac
, CHAPTER 1 The Science of the Mind
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.1. Describe the scope and goals of cognitive psychology.
1.2. Understand the case of H.M., and the many ways that memory influences our lives.
1.3. Describe the limitations of introspection as a method for scientific inquiry.
1.4. Compare and contrast classical (Watsonian) behaviorism and cognitive psychology.
1.5. Kant’s “transcendental method” is sometimes called “inference to best explanation.” Explain this method and how it
works.
1.6. Describe the role, in the emergence of cognitive psychology, that was played by computer science and the develop-
ment of “computer intelligence.”
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?
a. anger management c. memory
b. decision making d. Attention
ANS: 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 c. talking on the phone
b. studying for a test d. breathing
ANS: 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 c. Lyme disease
b. language acquisition d. problem-solving strategies
,ANS: $ a c C DIF: Easy REF: The $acScope $acof $acCognitive
$acPsychology $acOBJ: 1.1 MSC: $acApplying
4. Consider $acthe $acsequence $ac“Betsy $acwanted $acto $acbring $acJacob $aca $acpresent. $acShe $acshook $acher $acpiggy $acbank.”
$acMost $acpeople, $acafter $achearing $acthis $acsequence, $acbelieve $acBetsy $acwas $acchecking $acher $acpiggy $acbank $acto $acsee $acif $acshe $achad
$acmoney $acto $acspend $acon $acthe $acgift. $acThis $acinference $acabout $acBetsy’s $acgoals $acdepends $acon $acthe $acfact $acthat
a. our $acprevious $acknowledge $acfills $acin $acbackground $acinformation $acwhenever $acwe’re
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b. readers $acare $aclikely $acto $acknow $acsomeone $acnamed $acJacob.
c. English, $acunlike $acother $aclanguages, $acrequires $acspeakers $acto $acmention $acall $acof $acthe $acpeople
$acinvolved $acin $acan $acevent.
d. the $acindividual $acsentences $acare $acshort.
ANS: $ a c A DIF: Easy REF: The $acBroad $acRole $acfor
$acMemory $acOBJ: 1.1 MSC: $acUnderstanding
5. Which $acof $acthe $acfollowing $acstatements $acis $acLEAST $aclikely $acto $acapply $acto $acpatient $acH.M.?
a. “He $accannot $acremember $acwhat $ache $acdid $acearlier $actoday, $acincluding $acevents $acthat $actook $acplace $acjust $acan $achour $acago.”
b. “He $acread $acthis $acstory $aclast $acmonth, $acbut $ache $acwas $acstill $acsurprised $acby $achow $acthe $acstory $acturned $acout.”
c. “Even $acthough $ache $achas $acencountered $acthe $acnurse $acmany $actimes, $ache $acis $acstill $acunable $acto $acrecognize $acher.”
d. “He $acremembered $acthat $acit $acwas $aconly $aca $acweek $acago $acthat $ache’d $acheard $acthe $acsad $acnews $acthat $achis $acuncle $achad $acdied.”
ANS: $ a c D DIF: Moderate REF: Amnesia $acand $acMemory
$acLoss $acOBJ: 1.2 MSC: $acApplying
6. Research $acwith $acH.M. $acprovides $acan $acillustration $acfor $acwhich $acmajor $actheme $acof $acthe $acchapter?
a. Introspection $acis $acan $acimportant $acresearch $actool $acfor $accognitive $acpsychologists.
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d. The $acdisruption $accaused $acby $acbrain $acdamage $acdepends $acon $achow $acwidespread $acthe $acdamage
$acis, $acand $acnot $acon $acthe $acspecific $acsites $acthat $acare $acdamaged.
ANS: $ac $ac B DIF: Moderate REF: The $acScope $acof $acCognitive
$acPsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating
7. Patients $acsuffering $acfrom $acclinical $acamnesia $acare $accharacterized $acby
a. memory $acdysfunction. c. inarticulate $acspeech.
b. an $acinability $acto $acrecognize d. impaired $aclanguage $accomprehension.
$acpatterns.
ANS: $ a c A DIF: Easy REF: Amnesia $acand $acMemory
$acLoss $acOBJ: 1.2 MSC: $acRemembering
8. The $acterm $ac“introspection” $acrefers $acto $acthe
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b. procedure $acof $acexamining $acthought $acprocessing $acby $acmonitoring $acthe $acbrain’s $acelectrical $acactivity.
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d. technique $acof $acstudying $acthought $acby $acinterpreting $acthe $acsymbols $acused $acin $accommunication.
ANS: $ a c C DIF: Easy REF: The $acLimits $acof
$acIntrospection $acOBJ: 1.3 MSC: $acRemembering
9. A $acparticipant $acis $acasked $acto $aclook $acwithin $achimself $acor $acherself $acand $acreport $acon $achis $acor $acher $acown $acmental
$acprocesses. $acThis $acmethod
is $accalled
a. logical c. introspection.
$acinference.
d.
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b. reconstruction.
ANS: $ a c C DIF: Easy REF: The $acLimits $acof
$acIntrospection $acOBJ: 1.3 MSC: $acRemembering
10. Of $acthe $acfollowing, $acintrospection $acis $acLEAST $acuseful $acfor $acstudying
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b. mental $acevents $acthat $acare $acunconscious.
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d. events $acthat $actake $aca $aclong $actime $acto $acunfold.
ANS: $ a c B DIF: Moderate REF: The $acLimits $acof
$acIntrospection $acOBJ: 1.3 MSC: $acUnderstanding
11. Which $acof $acthe $acfollowing $acstatements $acabout $acintrospection $acis $acFALSE?
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ANS: $ a c C DIF: Moderate REF: The $acLimits $acof
$acIntrospection $acOBJ: 1.3 MSC: $acUnderstanding
12. Genie $acwonders $acwhy $acshe $accan $acnever $acremember $acthe $acnames $acof $acnew $acacquaintances. $acIn $acsearch $acof $acan
$acanswer, $acshe $acexamines $acand $acreflects $acon $acher $acfeelings $acabout $acmeeting $acnew $acpeople. $acGenie $acis $acengaged $acin $acwhich
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a. practical c. learning $achistory $acanalysis
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d. goal $acretrieval
b. introspection
ANS: $ a c B DIF: Moderate REF: The $acLimits $acof
$acIntrospection $acOBJ: 1.3 MSC: $acApplying
13. Introspection $acwas $acemployed $acas $aca $acresearch $actool $acin $acthe $aclate $ac1800s $acbecause
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b. it $acprovided $acdata $acfrom $acindividuals $acwithout $acany $acspecialized $actraining.
c. conscious $acevents $acare $acjust $acas $acimportant $acas $acunconscious $acevents.
