PSY 357 Midterm #1 Newest 2026 Questions and
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Which of the following concerns is NOT addressed by adopting a cognitive
approach to the study of psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER-(?) many mental
processes unfold so rapidly that it is difficult to observe them
Martin is trying to understand why he has been forgetting things lately. As a well-
trained cognitive psychologist, Martin is likely to investigate this puzzle by: -
CORRECT ANSWER-examining the circumstances associated with his memory
failures, including the complexity or familiarity of the material and how fully he
paid attention to the material during learning
Which of the following claims about the cognitive revolution is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER-its methods and tools spread to many other areas of psychology
Tolman's work with rats in mazes: - CORRECT ANSWER-showed that learning
involves the acquisition of knowledge
Who wrote a strong critique of behaviorism in the 1950s? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Noam Chomsky
,The statements "please pass the salt" and "gee, this food really needs some salt"
are both likely to produce the same salt-passing response at the dinner table. This
illustrates that: - CORRECT ANSWER-the meaning of an utterance, not the
physical stimulus, is most important for predicting behavior
Gestalt psychologists argued which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER-the
perceiver is of central importance in organizing his or her own experience
Bartlett contributed which of the following to the field of cognitive psychology? -
CORRECT ANSWER-the idea of a "schema," which is a perception and mental
framework
Broadbent used the language of ____________ to describe important aspects of
human cognition, including how we direct our ______________. - CORRECT
ANSWER-computer science; attention
How do cognitive psychologists use speed to assess behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER-they measure small differences in response times to gain insight into
the mental processing that is necessary for those responses
,Cognitive psychology is primarily concerned with which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER-what we know, what we remember, and how we think
Psychologist Edward Titchener claimed to have identified and catalogued nearly
10,000 sensations that he observed within himself. What method best describes
his approach? - CORRECT ANSWER-Introspection
A researcher says she is of the same school of thought as scholars Wilhelm Wundt
and Edward Titchener. You can gather from this statement that she feels that the
best way to study thoughts is to: - CORRECT ANSWER-have only highly trained
and qualified people introspect about their own thoughts
Which of the following was NOT one of the problems associated with
introspection as a research technique? - CORRECT ANSWER-how people react
to a stimulus is heavily influenced by past experience
A psychologist who adheres to the behaviorist school of thought would most
likely attribute someone reaching for a slice of pie to: - CORRECT ANSWER-a
learned behavior in response to specific environmental triggers
, Which of the following behaviors is most difficult to explain from a behaviorist
perspective? - CORRECT ANSWER-your response to a stimulus is dependent on
how you interpret that stimulus
Which of the following is the LEAST accurate statement about behaviorism? -
CORRECT ANSWER-behaviorism is primarily designed to explained why
organisms believe their behavior is justified or reasonable
Modern psychologists follow Kant in arguing that the solution to the impasse
between introspectionism and behaviorism lies in a method in which we begin
with _________ and then proceed to ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-
observable facts; likely internal causes
What is the most precise explanation for why many aspects of psychology (and
most of cognitive psych) rely on inferential methods? - CORRECT ANSWER-
psychology often demands hypotheses about process that can't be observed
directly in order to explain the capacities and the behaviors that we can observe
Which of the following is a way in which cognitive psych is different from physics?
- CORRECT ANSWER-psychologists must take into account the way in which
participants interpret their study
Correct Detailed Answers Already Graded A+
Which of the following concerns is NOT addressed by adopting a cognitive
approach to the study of psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER-(?) many mental
processes unfold so rapidly that it is difficult to observe them
Martin is trying to understand why he has been forgetting things lately. As a well-
trained cognitive psychologist, Martin is likely to investigate this puzzle by: -
CORRECT ANSWER-examining the circumstances associated with his memory
failures, including the complexity or familiarity of the material and how fully he
paid attention to the material during learning
Which of the following claims about the cognitive revolution is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER-its methods and tools spread to many other areas of psychology
Tolman's work with rats in mazes: - CORRECT ANSWER-showed that learning
involves the acquisition of knowledge
Who wrote a strong critique of behaviorism in the 1950s? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Noam Chomsky
,The statements "please pass the salt" and "gee, this food really needs some salt"
are both likely to produce the same salt-passing response at the dinner table. This
illustrates that: - CORRECT ANSWER-the meaning of an utterance, not the
physical stimulus, is most important for predicting behavior
Gestalt psychologists argued which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER-the
perceiver is of central importance in organizing his or her own experience
Bartlett contributed which of the following to the field of cognitive psychology? -
CORRECT ANSWER-the idea of a "schema," which is a perception and mental
framework
Broadbent used the language of ____________ to describe important aspects of
human cognition, including how we direct our ______________. - CORRECT
ANSWER-computer science; attention
How do cognitive psychologists use speed to assess behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER-they measure small differences in response times to gain insight into
the mental processing that is necessary for those responses
,Cognitive psychology is primarily concerned with which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER-what we know, what we remember, and how we think
Psychologist Edward Titchener claimed to have identified and catalogued nearly
10,000 sensations that he observed within himself. What method best describes
his approach? - CORRECT ANSWER-Introspection
A researcher says she is of the same school of thought as scholars Wilhelm Wundt
and Edward Titchener. You can gather from this statement that she feels that the
best way to study thoughts is to: - CORRECT ANSWER-have only highly trained
and qualified people introspect about their own thoughts
Which of the following was NOT one of the problems associated with
introspection as a research technique? - CORRECT ANSWER-how people react
to a stimulus is heavily influenced by past experience
A psychologist who adheres to the behaviorist school of thought would most
likely attribute someone reaching for a slice of pie to: - CORRECT ANSWER-a
learned behavior in response to specific environmental triggers
, Which of the following behaviors is most difficult to explain from a behaviorist
perspective? - CORRECT ANSWER-your response to a stimulus is dependent on
how you interpret that stimulus
Which of the following is the LEAST accurate statement about behaviorism? -
CORRECT ANSWER-behaviorism is primarily designed to explained why
organisms believe their behavior is justified or reasonable
Modern psychologists follow Kant in arguing that the solution to the impasse
between introspectionism and behaviorism lies in a method in which we begin
with _________ and then proceed to ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-
observable facts; likely internal causes
What is the most precise explanation for why many aspects of psychology (and
most of cognitive psych) rely on inferential methods? - CORRECT ANSWER-
psychology often demands hypotheses about process that can't be observed
directly in order to explain the capacities and the behaviors that we can observe
Which of the following is a way in which cognitive psych is different from physics?
- CORRECT ANSWER-psychologists must take into account the way in which
participants interpret their study
