Test Bank for Cognition: Exploring the
Science of the Mind (8th Edition) Daniel
Reisberg
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Science of the Mind
Chapter 2: The Neural Basis for Cognition
Chapter 3: Visual Perception
Chapter 4: Recognizing Objects
,Chapter 5: Paying Attention
Chapter 6: The Acquisition of Memories and the Working-Memory System
Chapter 7: The Many Types of Memory
Chapter 8: Remembering Complex Events
Chapter 9: Concepts and Generic Knowledge
Chapter 10: Language
Chapter 11: Visual Knowledge
Chapter 12: Judgment and Reasoning
Chapter 13: Problem Solving and Creativity
Chapter 14: Intelligence
Chapter 15: Conscious Thought, Unconscious Thought
Chapter No. 1: The Science of the Mind
1. 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 ago.”
b. “Even though he read this story last month, he was still surprised by how the story
turned out.”
c. “Even though he has encountered the nurse many times, he was still unable to
recognize her.”
d. “He remembered that it was only a week ago when he had heard the sad news about
his uncle dying.”
Answer: D
2. Mikey is four years old and has begun acting out. Every time he throws a tantrum, his
mother rushes over to console him. How might a behaviorist attempt to explain this
behavior? How might a cognitive psychologist use the transcendental method to seek an
explanation for the behavior? In what way(s) would the behaviorist’s conclusions and the
cognitive psychologist’s conclusions likely differ?
Answer: Answers will vary.
3. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?
a. anger management
, b. memory
c. decision making
d. attention
Answer: A
4. Describe introspection and then describe two limitations to this method.
Answer: Answers will vary.
5. A participant is asked to “look within” himself or herself and report on his or her own
mental processes. This method is called
a. logical inference.
b. introspection.
c. behaviorism.
d. transcendentalism.
Answer: B
6. Compare and contrast the introspection, behaviorist, and cognitive approaches to studying
mental activities. Which approach do you find most compelling, and why?
Answer: Answers will vary.
7. Describe the case of H.M. What does his story tell us about the role that memory plays in
our sense of self?
Answer: Answers will vary.
8. Behaviorists study organisms’
a. expectations.
b. dreams.
c. desires and motivations.
d. observable responses.
Answer: D
9. Which of the following would a classical behaviorist be LEAST likely to study?
, a. a participant’s response to a regularly occurring situation
b. a participant’s beliefs
c. changes in a participant’s behavior that follow changes in the environment
d. principles that apply equally to human behavior and to the behavior of other species
Answer: B
10. Cognitive psychologists utilize different methods to understand cognitive processes.
Describe three different methods to investigate memory functioning. How would each
inform our understanding of memory?
Answer: Answers will vary.
11. You’ve just ordered your lunch and are waiting for your food to be delivered when your
friend Jill says, “I don’t understand why you would need to take a whole class on cognitive
psychology. It doesn’t seem that important to our everyday lives.” Describe to Jill all the
ways in which she will rely on cognitive processing during this meal.
Answer: Answers will vary.
12. __________ techniques allow us to scrutinize the precise structure and moment-by-
moment pattern of activation in the brain.
a. Introspection
b. Neuroimaging
c. Operational
d. Observational
Answer: B
13. The “cognitive revolution” is named as such because
a. the research focus changed from behaviors to the processes underlying those
behaviors.
b. the change was accompanied by violence.
c. the focus changed from animals to humans.
d. philosophers such as Kant were strongly opposed to the change.
Answer: A
Science of the Mind (8th Edition) Daniel
Reisberg
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Science of the Mind
Chapter 2: The Neural Basis for Cognition
Chapter 3: Visual Perception
Chapter 4: Recognizing Objects
,Chapter 5: Paying Attention
Chapter 6: The Acquisition of Memories and the Working-Memory System
Chapter 7: The Many Types of Memory
Chapter 8: Remembering Complex Events
Chapter 9: Concepts and Generic Knowledge
Chapter 10: Language
Chapter 11: Visual Knowledge
Chapter 12: Judgment and Reasoning
Chapter 13: Problem Solving and Creativity
Chapter 14: Intelligence
Chapter 15: Conscious Thought, Unconscious Thought
Chapter No. 1: The Science of the Mind
1. 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 ago.”
b. “Even though he read this story last month, he was still surprised by how the story
turned out.”
c. “Even though he has encountered the nurse many times, he was still unable to
recognize her.”
d. “He remembered that it was only a week ago when he had heard the sad news about
his uncle dying.”
Answer: D
2. Mikey is four years old and has begun acting out. Every time he throws a tantrum, his
mother rushes over to console him. How might a behaviorist attempt to explain this
behavior? How might a cognitive psychologist use the transcendental method to seek an
explanation for the behavior? In what way(s) would the behaviorist’s conclusions and the
cognitive psychologist’s conclusions likely differ?
Answer: Answers will vary.
3. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?
a. anger management
, b. memory
c. decision making
d. attention
Answer: A
4. Describe introspection and then describe two limitations to this method.
Answer: Answers will vary.
5. A participant is asked to “look within” himself or herself and report on his or her own
mental processes. This method is called
a. logical inference.
b. introspection.
c. behaviorism.
d. transcendentalism.
Answer: B
6. Compare and contrast the introspection, behaviorist, and cognitive approaches to studying
mental activities. Which approach do you find most compelling, and why?
Answer: Answers will vary.
7. Describe the case of H.M. What does his story tell us about the role that memory plays in
our sense of self?
Answer: Answers will vary.
8. Behaviorists study organisms’
a. expectations.
b. dreams.
c. desires and motivations.
d. observable responses.
Answer: D
9. Which of the following would a classical behaviorist be LEAST likely to study?
, a. a participant’s response to a regularly occurring situation
b. a participant’s beliefs
c. changes in a participant’s behavior that follow changes in the environment
d. principles that apply equally to human behavior and to the behavior of other species
Answer: B
10. Cognitive psychologists utilize different methods to understand cognitive processes.
Describe three different methods to investigate memory functioning. How would each
inform our understanding of memory?
Answer: Answers will vary.
11. You’ve just ordered your lunch and are waiting for your food to be delivered when your
friend Jill says, “I don’t understand why you would need to take a whole class on cognitive
psychology. It doesn’t seem that important to our everyday lives.” Describe to Jill all the
ways in which she will rely on cognitive processing during this meal.
Answer: Answers will vary.
12. __________ techniques allow us to scrutinize the precise structure and moment-by-
moment pattern of activation in the brain.
a. Introspection
b. Neuroimaging
c. Operational
d. Observational
Answer: B
13. The “cognitive revolution” is named as such because
a. the research focus changed from behaviors to the processes underlying those
behaviors.
b. the change was accompanied by violence.
c. the focus changed from animals to humans.
d. philosophers such as Kant were strongly opposed to the change.
Answer: A
