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PSYCH 240 Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
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---47December 20252025/2026A+
- What is Cognitive Psychology? 
 Ans: The scientific study of the human mind. The study of 
structures and processes of the mind and brain that take in, 
transform, and use information. 
 
Challenge of Cognitive psychology 
 Ans: The mind is unobservable. You cannot observe a mind. 
You can observe the stimulus and the products. "The mind is 
like a black box" 
 
What cognitive psychologists can observe: 
 Ans: Products, output of the mind: behavior, physiology. 
 
Three precur...
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PSYCH 240 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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---22November 20252025/2026A+
- PSYCH 240 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
What is Cognitive Psychology? - CORRECT ANSWERThe scientific study of the human mind. The 
study of structures and processes of the mind and brain that take in, transform, and use information.
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Psych 240 Exam 2 Questions & Answers Already Passed!!
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--31May 20242023/2024A+Available in bundle
- Raven Progressive Matrices - Test that contains a matrix of geometric objects and one tries to 
figure out which geometric objects should bei n the blank spot 
Being able to store memory temporarily and retrieving it later 
Important part of IQ tests 
Mental Arithmetic - Doing mathematical problems without writing it out 
Have to remember the numbers from each part 
Store information temporarily, do other things, and retrieve it later 
Measure of Working Memory "reading span" - Read a series o...
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Psych 240 exam 1 Questions And Answers
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--5May 20242023/2024A+Available in bundle
- social psychology - Answer-examines the way people and social situations influence people 
social cognition - Answer-how do we think about and perceive others? 
-Stereotypes/prejudice/discrimination 
explaining behavior - Answer-how we make sense of others and our own behaviors 
-Situational vs dispositional attributions 
freud - Answer--theorist 
self-serving biases, unconscious motivation, defense mechanisms 
le bon - Answer--theorist 
the irrationality of groups 
skinner - Answer--theorist 
b...
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PSYCH 240 Exam 1 Questions & Answers Already Passed!!
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- What is Cognitive Psychology? - Answer-The scientific study of the human mind. The study of structures 
and processes of the mind and brain that take in, transform, and use information. 
Challenge of Cognitive psychology - Answer-The mind is unobservable. You cannot observe a mind. You 
can observe the stimulus and the products. "The mind is like a black box" 
What cognitive psychologists can observe: - Answer-Products, output of the mind: behavior, physiology. 
Three precursors to cognitive p...
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Psych 240 Exam 1 - Polk Questions With 100% Correct!!
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--33May 20242023/2024A+Available in bundle
- Introspectionism - Looking inside, it's the first thing you try when you want to know what's going 
on in your own head (reliable observations about what's going on in your head to figure out how things 
work) - dominant approach in late 1800's 
Wilhelm Wundt & Edward Titchener - Categorized thoughts in terms of introspectionism (organ, # 
of sensations) 
Problems with Introspectionism - 1. Is it reliable? Inner head thoughts can't be replicated or 
validated because it was just his thought...
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