TEST BANK FOR COGNITION EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF THE MIND, 7TH EDITION, DANIEL REISBERG

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology? ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Understanding 2. Cognitive processes are NOT necessary for which daily activity? ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology 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? ANS: 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 ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Broad Role for Memory OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Understanding 5. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to apply to patient H.M.? ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Applying 6. Research with H.M. provides an illustration for which major theme of the chapter? ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating 7. Patients suffering from clinical amnesia are characterized by ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Amnesia and Memory Loss OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Remembering 8. The term “introspection” refers to the ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Remembering 9. A participant is asked to look within himself or herself and report on his or her own mental processes. This method is called ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Limits of Introspection OBJ: 1.3 MSC: Remembering ......................................continued