TEST BANK
COGNITION; EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF THE
MIND 8TH EDITION (W. W. NORTON & COMPANY,
2021) BY DANIEL REISBERG, ISBN NO;
9780393877618, ALL 15 CHAPTERS COVERED
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, Test Bank for Cognition; Exploring the Science of the Mind 8th Edition (W. W. Norton &
Company, 2021) by Daniel Reisberg, Isbn no; 9780393877618, all 15 Chapters Covered
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1: The Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
1. The Science of the Mind
2. The Neural Basis for Cognition
Part 2: Learning About the World Around Us
3. Visual Perception
4. Recognizing Objects
5. Paying Attention
Part 3: Memory
6. The Acquisition of Memories and the Working-Memory System
7. The Many Types of Memory
8. Remembering Complex Events
Part 4: Knowledge
9. Concepts and Generic Knowledge
10. Language
11. Visual Knowledge
Part 5: Thinking
12. Judgment and Reasoning
13. Problem Solving and Creativity
14. Intelligence
15. Conscious Thought, Unconscious Thought
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, Test Bank for Cognition; Exploring the Science of the Mind 8th Edition (W. W. Norton & Company, 2021)
by Daniel Reisberg, Isbn no; 9780393877618, all 15 Chapters Covered
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.
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
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
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
b. studying for a test
c. talking on the phone
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, 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
b. language acquisition
c. Lyme disease
d. problem-solving strategies
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
4.
people, after hearing this sequence, believe Betsy was checking her piggy bank to see if she had money to
epends on the fact that
a.
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.
ANS: 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.
b.
c.
d.
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Applying
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COGNITION; EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF THE
MIND 8TH EDITION (W. W. NORTON & COMPANY,
2021) BY DANIEL REISBERG, ISBN NO;
9780393877618, ALL 15 CHAPTERS COVERED
1|P ag e
, Test Bank for Cognition; Exploring the Science of the Mind 8th Edition (W. W. Norton &
Company, 2021) by Daniel Reisberg, Isbn no; 9780393877618, all 15 Chapters Covered
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1: The Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
1. The Science of the Mind
2. The Neural Basis for Cognition
Part 2: Learning About the World Around Us
3. Visual Perception
4. Recognizing Objects
5. Paying Attention
Part 3: Memory
6. The Acquisition of Memories and the Working-Memory System
7. The Many Types of Memory
8. Remembering Complex Events
Part 4: Knowledge
9. Concepts and Generic Knowledge
10. Language
11. Visual Knowledge
Part 5: Thinking
12. Judgment and Reasoning
13. Problem Solving and Creativity
14. Intelligence
15. Conscious Thought, Unconscious Thought
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, Test Bank for Cognition; Exploring the Science of the Mind 8th Edition (W. W. Norton & Company, 2021)
by Daniel Reisberg, Isbn no; 9780393877618, all 15 Chapters Covered
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.
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
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
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
b. studying for a test
c. talking on the phone
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, 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
b. language acquisition
c. Lyme disease
d. problem-solving strategies
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
4.
people, after hearing this sequence, believe Betsy was checking her piggy bank to see if she had money to
epends on the fact that
a.
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.
ANS: 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.
b.
c.
d.
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Applying
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