Test Bank for Cognition; Exploring the Science of the Mind, 8th Edition (W. W. Norton & Company, 2021) by Reisberg, Isbn no; 9780393877618, (Chapters 1-15) Complete Study Guide

Test Bank for Cognition; Exploring the Science of

the Mind, 8th Edition (W. W. Norton & Company,

2021) by Reisberg, Isbn no; 9780393877618,

(Chapters 1-15) Complete Study Guide

,Test Bank for Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind, 8th Edition (W. W. Norton
& Company, 2021) by Reisberg. Isbn no: 9780393877618. (Chapters 1–15)



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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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 development of ―computer intelligence.‖




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
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CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ:
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1.1 MSC: Understanding
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2. Cognitive processes are NOT necessary for which daily activity?

a. reading a newspaper
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b. studying for a test
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c. talking on the phone
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d. breathing
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CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
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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

CORRECT 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.
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d. the individual sentences are short.
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CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Easy REF: The Broad Role for Memory OBJ: 1.1
MSC: Understanding
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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
e




ago.‖
A




b. ―He read this story last month, but he was still surprised by how the story turned out.‖
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c. ―Even though he has encountered the nurse many times, he is still unable to recognize her.‖
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d. ―He remembered that it was only a week ago that he‘d heard the sad news that his uncle had
died.‖
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