Test Bank
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Multiple Choice
1. _____________ deals with the processing of information from the senses.
a. Encoding c. Perception
b. Executive processing d. Mental simulation
Answer: c
Page(s) in Text: 2
Topic: Introductory Terms
Question Type: factual, moderate
*2. The cognitive process responsible for entering new information into memory is
_____________.
a. executive processing c. attention
b. encoding d. representation in long-term memory
Answer: b
Page(s) in Text: 2
Topic: Introductory Terms
Question Type: factual, easy
*3. ____________ allows you to hold information in awareness and to think about it.
a. Working memory c. Mental simulation
b. Attention d. Executive processing
Answer: a
Page(s) in Text: 2
Topic: Introductory Terms
Question Type: factual, easy
4. Preparing and executing a response to a stimulus requires ____________.
a. attention c. working memory
b. executive processing d. motor cognition
Answer: d
Page(s) in Text: 2-3
Topic: Introductory Terms
Question Type: conceptual, difficult
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, 5. Plato made a distinction between _______________.
a. wax and stone tablets c. memories for facts and events
b. the brain and its functions d. etching and carving
Answer: b
Page(s) in Text: 3
Topic: A Brief History
Question Type: factual, easy
6. The mind-body problem was originally articulated by _________________.
a. Plato c. Aristotle
b. Locke d. Descartes
Answer: d
Page(s) in Text: 4
Topic: A Brief History
Question Type: factual, easy
7. The idea that thought was composed of a series of images was espoused by _______.
a. Plato c. Locke
b. Descartes d. Berkeley
Answer: c
Page(s) in Text: 4
Topic: A Brief History
Question Type: factual, moderate
8. Looking within oneself to assess one’s mental activity is referred to as ____________.
a. reflectance c. transference
b. introspection d. metacognition
Answer: b
Page(s) in Text: 4-5
Topic: A Brief History
Question Type: factual, easy
9. _________ was interested in understanding the nature of consciousness.
a. Locke c. Chomsky
b. Berkeley d. Wundt
Answer: d
Page(s) in Text: 4
Topic: A Brief History
Question Type: factual, easy
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, Chapter 1: How the Brain Gives Rise to the Mind
Multiple Choice
1. _____________ deals with the processing of information from the senses.
a. Encoding c. Perception
b. Executive processing d. Mental simulation
Answer: c
Page(s) in Text: 2
Topic: Introductory Terms
Question Type: factual, moderate
*2. The cognitive process responsible for entering new information into memory is
_____________.
a. executive processing c. attention
b. encoding d. representation in long-term memory
Answer: b
Page(s) in Text: 2
Topic: Introductory Terms
Question Type: factual, easy
*3. ____________ allows you to hold information in awareness and to think about it.
a. Working memory c. Mental simulation
b. Attention d. Executive processing
Answer: a
Page(s) in Text: 2
Topic: Introductory Terms
Question Type: factual, easy
4. Preparing and executing a response to a stimulus requires ____________.
a. attention c. working memory
b. executive processing d. motor cognition
Answer: d
Page(s) in Text: 2-3
Topic: Introductory Terms
Question Type: conceptual, difficult
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, 5. Plato made a distinction between _______________.
a. wax and stone tablets c. memories for facts and events
b. the brain and its functions d. etching and carving
Answer: b
Page(s) in Text: 3
Topic: A Brief History
Question Type: factual, easy
6. The mind-body problem was originally articulated by _________________.
a. Plato c. Aristotle
b. Locke d. Descartes
Answer: d
Page(s) in Text: 4
Topic: A Brief History
Question Type: factual, easy
7. The idea that thought was composed of a series of images was espoused by _______.
a. Plato c. Locke
b. Descartes d. Berkeley
Answer: c
Page(s) in Text: 4
Topic: A Brief History
Question Type: factual, moderate
8. Looking within oneself to assess one’s mental activity is referred to as ____________.
a. reflectance c. transference
b. introspection d. metacognition
Answer: b
Page(s) in Text: 4-5
Topic: A Brief History
Question Type: factual, easy
9. _________ was interested in understanding the nature of consciousness.
a. Locke c. Chomsky
b. Berkeley d. Wundt
Answer: d
Page(s) in Text: 4
Topic: A Brief History
Question Type: factual, easy
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