Test Bank for Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind (7th Edition) by Daniel Reisberg | Complete Chapters

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CHAPTER 1: The Science of the Mind
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LEARNINGcOBJECTIVES

1.1. Describecthecscopecandcgoalscofccognitivecpsychology.


1.2. UnderstandctheccasecofcH.M.,candcthecmanycwayscthatcmemorycinfluencescourclives.


1.3. Describectheclimitationscofcintrospectioncascacmethodcforcscientificcinquiry.


1.4. Comparecandccontrastcclassicalc(Watsonian)cbehaviorismcandccognitivecpsychology.


1.5. Kant’sc“transcendentalcmethod”ciscsometimesccalledc“inferencectocbestcexplanation.”cExplaincthiscmethodcandchowcitworks.


1.6. Describecthecrole,cincthecemergencecofccognitivecpsychology,cthatcwascplayedcbyccomputercsciencecandcthecdevelop-
mentcofc“computercintelligence.”




MULTIPLEcCHOICE

1. WhichcofcthecfollowingctopicsciscNOTccommonlycstudiedc withinccognitivecpsychology?
a. angercmanagement c. memory
b. decisioncmaking d. Attention



ANS:c A DIF: Easy REF:
ThecScopecofcCognitivecPsychologycOBJ: 1.1 MSC:cUnderstanding

2. CognitivecprocessescarecNOTcnecessarycforc whichcdailycactivity?
a. readingcacnewspaper c. talkingconcthecphone
b. studyingcforcactest d. breathing



ANS:c D DIF: Easy REF: ThecScopecofcCognitivecPsychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying

3. Alyssacwantsctocbecacpsychologistcbutciscunsurecwhichctopiccwithincpsychologycmostcinterestscher.cWhichcofcthecf
ollowingctopicscwouldcbecLEASTclikelyctocleadchercintoccognitivecpsychology?
a. amnesia c. Lymecdisease
b. languagecacquisition d. problem-solvingc strategies

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ANS:c C DIF: Easy REF:
ThecScopecofcCognitivecPsychologycOBJ: 1.1 MSC:cApplying

4. Considercthecsequencec“BetsycwantedctocbringcJacobcacpresent.cShecshookchercpiggycbank.”cMostcpeople,cafterchea
ringcthiscsequence,cbelievecBetsycwasccheckingchercpiggycbankctocseecifcshechadcmoneyctocspendconcthecgift.cThiscinferencecaboutcBets
y’scgoalscdependsconcthecfactcthat
a. ourcpreviouscknowledgecfillscincbackgroundcinformationcwhenevercwe’recunderstandingcanceventc
orcconversation.
b. readerscareclikelyctocknowcsomeonecnamedcJacob.
c. English,cunlikecotherclanguages,crequirescspeakersctocmentioncallcofcthecpeoplecinvolvedcincanc
event.

d. thecindividualcsentencescarecshort.


ANS:c A DIF: Easy REF:
ThecBroadcRolecforcMemorycOBJ: 1.1 MSC:cUnderstanding

5. WhichcofcthecfollowingcstatementsciscLEASTclikelyctocapplyctocpatientcH.M.?
a. “Heccannotcremembercwhatchecdidcearlierctoday,cincludingceventscthatctookcplacecjustcanchourcago.”
b. “Hecreadcthiscstoryclastcmonth,cbutchecwascstillcsurprisedcbychowcthecstorycturnedcout.”
c. “Evencthoughchechascencounteredcthecnursecmanyctimes,checiscstillcunablectocrecognizecher.”

d. “Hecrememberedcthatcitcwasconlycacweekcagocthatche’dcheardcthecsadcnewscthatchiscunclechadcdied.”


ANS:c D DIF: Moderate REF:
AmnesiacandcMemorycLosscOBJ: 1.2 MSC:cApplying

6. ResearchcwithcH.M.cprovidescancillustrationcforcwhichcmajorcthemecofcthecchapter?
a. Introspectionciscancimportantcresearchctoolcforccognitivecpsychologists.
b. Cognitivecpsychologyccanchelpcuscunderstandcacwidecrangecofcactivitiescthatcdependconcsomeone’sc
abilityctocremember.
c. Memoryciscnotcverycimportant.
d. Thecdisruptionccausedcbycbraincdamagecdependsconchowcwidespreadcthecdamagecis,candcnotconcthecs
pecificcsitescthatcarecdamaged.


ANS:c c B DIF: Moderate REF: ThecScopecofcCognitivecPsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating

7. Patientscsufferingcfromcclinicalcamnesiacareccharacterizedcby
a. memorycdysfunction. c. inarticulatecspeech.
b. ancinabilityctocrecognizecpatterns. d. impairedclanguageccomprehension.



ANS:c A DIF: Easy REF:
AmnesiacandcMemorycLosscOBJ: 1.2 MSC:cRemembering

8. Thectermc“introspection”crefersctocthe
a. processcbycwhichconecindividualcseeksctocinfercthecthoughtscofcanothercindividual.

b. procedurecofcexaminingcthoughtcprocessingcbycmonitoringcthecbrain’scelectricalc activity.