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15 with Verified Questions &Correct Answers| A+ G
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, CHAPTERu1:uTheuScienceuofutheuMindu
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES
1.1. Describeutheuscopeuandugoalsuofucognitiveupsychology.
1.2. UnderstandutheucaseuofuH.M.,uandutheumanyuwaysuthatumemoryuinfluencesuourulives.
1.3. Describeutheulimitationsuofuintrospectionuasuaumethoduforuscientificuinquiry.
1.4. Compareuanducontrastuclassicalu(Watsonian)ubehaviorismuanducognitiveupsychology.
1.5. Kant‘su―transcendentalumethod‖uisusometimesucalledu―inferenceutoubestuexplanation.‖uExplainuthis
methoduanduhowuituworks.
1.6. Describeutheurole,uinutheuemergenceuofucognitiveupsychology,uthatuwasuplayedubyucomputeruscienceu
andutheudevelopmentuofu―computeruintelligence.‖
MULTIPLEuCHOICE
1. WhichuofutheufollowingutopicsuisuNOTucommonlyustudieduwithinucognitiveupsychology?
a. angerumanagement
b. decisionumaking
c. memory
d. Attention
CORRECTuANSWER:uA DIF: Easy REF: TheuScopeuofuCognitiveuPsychologyuOBJ:
1.1 MSC:uUnderstanding
2. CognitiveuprocessesuareuNOTunecessaryuforuwhichudailyuactivity?
a. readinguaunewspaper
b. studyinguforuautest
c. talkinguonutheuphone
d. breathing
CORRECTuANSWER:uD DIF: Easy REF: TheuScopeuofuCognitiveuPsychology
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,OBJ: 1.1 MSC:u Applying
3. Alyssauwantsutoubeuaupsychologistubutuisuunsureuwhichutopicuwithinupsychologyumostuinterestsuher.u
WhichuofutheufollowingutopicsuwouldubeuLEASTulikelyutouleaduheruintoucognitiveupsychology?
a. amnesia
b. languageuacquisition
c. Lymeudisease
d. problem-solvingustrategies
CORRECTuANSWER:uC DIF: Easy REF: TheuScopeuofuCognitiveuPsychologyuOBJ:
1.1 MSC:uApplying
4. Considerutheusequenceu―BetsyuwantedutoubringuJacobuaupresent.uSheushookuherupiggyubank.‖uMostupeople,
uafteruhearinguthisusequence,ubelieveuBetsyuwasucheckinguherupiggyubankutouseeuifusheuhadumoneyutouspenduo
nutheugift.uThisuinferenceuaboutuBetsy‘sugoalsudependsuonutheufactuthat
a. ourupreviousuknowledgeufillsuinubackgrounduinformationuwheneveruwe‘reuunderstandinguanuevent
oruconversation.
b. readersuareulikelyutouknowusomeoneunameduJacob.
c. English,uunlikeuotherulanguages,urequiresuspeakersutoumentionualluofutheupeopleuinvolveduinuanu
event.
d. theuindividualusentencesuareushort.
CORRECTuANSWER:uA DIF: Easy REF: TheuBroaduRoleuforuMemoryuOBJ: 1.1
MSC:uUnderstanding
5. WhichuofutheufollowingustatementsuisuLEASTulikelyutouapplyutoupatientuH.M.?
a. ―Heucannoturememberuwhatuheudiduearlierutoday,uincludingueventsuthatutookuplaceujustuanuhour
ago.‖
b. ―Heureaduthisustoryulastumonth,ubutuheuwasustillusurprisedubyuhowutheustoryuturneduout.‖
c. ―Evenuthoughuheuhasuencounteredutheunurseumanyutimes,uheuisustilluunableutourecognizeuher.‖
d. ―Heuremembereduthatuituwasuonlyuauweekuagouthatuhe‘duheardutheusadunewsuthatuhisuuncleuhadud
ied.‖
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, CORRECTuANSWER:uD DIF: Moderate REF: AmnesiauanduMemoryuLossuOBJ:
1.2 MSC:uApplying
6. ResearchuwithuH.M.uprovidesuanuillustrationuforuwhichumajoruthemeuofutheuchapter?
a. Introspectionuisuanuimportanturesearchutooluforucognitiveupsychologists.
b. Cognitiveupsychologyucanuhelpuusuunderstanduauwideurangeuofuactivitiesuthatudependuonusomeone‘s
abilityutouremember.
c. Memoryuisunotuveryuimportant.
d. Theudisruptionucausedubyubrainudamageudependsuonuhowuwidespreadutheudamageuis,uandunotuonutheus
pecificusitesuthatuareudamaged.
CORRECTuANSWER:u B DIF: Moderate REF:
TheuScopeuofuCognitiveuPsychologyuOBJ: 1.2 MSC:u Evaluating
7. Patientsusufferingufromuclinicaluamnesiauareucharacterizeduby
a. memoryudysfunction.
b. anuinabilityutourecognizeupatterns.
c. inarticulateuspeech.
d. impairedulanguageucomprehension.
CORRECTuANSWER:uA DIF: Easy REF: AmnesiauanduMemoryuLossuOBJ: 1.2
MSC:uRemembering
8. Theutermu―introspection‖urefersutouthe
a. processubyuwhichuoneuindividualuseeksutouinferutheuthoughtsuofuanotheruindividual.
b. procedureuofuexamininguthoughtuprocessingubyumonitoringutheubrain‘suelectricaluactivity.
c. processuofueachupersonulookinguwithin,utouobserveuhisuoruheruownuthoughtsuanduideas.
d. techniqueuofustudyinguthoughtubyuinterpretingutheusymbolsuuseduinucommunication.
CORRECTuANSWER:uC DIF: Easy REF: TheuLimitsuofuIntrospectionuOBJ: 1.3
MSC:uRemembering
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u u u u u u u u
he Mind 8th Edition by Daniel Reisberg
u u u u u u
Complete Chapters 1- u u
15 with Verified Questions &Correct Answers| A+ G
u u u u u u u u
RADED
Pageu|u1
, CHAPTERu1:uTheuScienceuofutheuMindu
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES
1.1. Describeutheuscopeuandugoalsuofucognitiveupsychology.
1.2. UnderstandutheucaseuofuH.M.,uandutheumanyuwaysuthatumemoryuinfluencesuourulives.
1.3. Describeutheulimitationsuofuintrospectionuasuaumethoduforuscientificuinquiry.
1.4. Compareuanducontrastuclassicalu(Watsonian)ubehaviorismuanducognitiveupsychology.
1.5. Kant‘su―transcendentalumethod‖uisusometimesucalledu―inferenceutoubestuexplanation.‖uExplainuthis
methoduanduhowuituworks.
1.6. Describeutheurole,uinutheuemergenceuofucognitiveupsychology,uthatuwasuplayedubyucomputeruscienceu
andutheudevelopmentuofu―computeruintelligence.‖
MULTIPLEuCHOICE
1. WhichuofutheufollowingutopicsuisuNOTucommonlyustudieduwithinucognitiveupsychology?
a. angerumanagement
b. decisionumaking
c. memory
d. Attention
CORRECTuANSWER:uA DIF: Easy REF: TheuScopeuofuCognitiveuPsychologyuOBJ:
1.1 MSC:uUnderstanding
2. CognitiveuprocessesuareuNOTunecessaryuforuwhichudailyuactivity?
a. readinguaunewspaper
b. studyinguforuautest
c. talkinguonutheuphone
d. breathing
CORRECTuANSWER:uD DIF: Easy REF: TheuScopeuofuCognitiveuPsychology
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,OBJ: 1.1 MSC:u Applying
3. Alyssauwantsutoubeuaupsychologistubutuisuunsureuwhichutopicuwithinupsychologyumostuinterestsuher.u
WhichuofutheufollowingutopicsuwouldubeuLEASTulikelyutouleaduheruintoucognitiveupsychology?
a. amnesia
b. languageuacquisition
c. Lymeudisease
d. problem-solvingustrategies
CORRECTuANSWER:uC DIF: Easy REF: TheuScopeuofuCognitiveuPsychologyuOBJ:
1.1 MSC:uApplying
4. Considerutheusequenceu―BetsyuwantedutoubringuJacobuaupresent.uSheushookuherupiggyubank.‖uMostupeople,
uafteruhearinguthisusequence,ubelieveuBetsyuwasucheckinguherupiggyubankutouseeuifusheuhadumoneyutouspenduo
nutheugift.uThisuinferenceuaboutuBetsy‘sugoalsudependsuonutheufactuthat
a. ourupreviousuknowledgeufillsuinubackgrounduinformationuwheneveruwe‘reuunderstandinguanuevent
oruconversation.
b. readersuareulikelyutouknowusomeoneunameduJacob.
c. English,uunlikeuotherulanguages,urequiresuspeakersutoumentionualluofutheupeopleuinvolveduinuanu
event.
d. theuindividualusentencesuareushort.
CORRECTuANSWER:uA DIF: Easy REF: TheuBroaduRoleuforuMemoryuOBJ: 1.1
MSC:uUnderstanding
5. WhichuofutheufollowingustatementsuisuLEASTulikelyutouapplyutoupatientuH.M.?
a. ―Heucannoturememberuwhatuheudiduearlierutoday,uincludingueventsuthatutookuplaceujustuanuhour
ago.‖
b. ―Heureaduthisustoryulastumonth,ubutuheuwasustillusurprisedubyuhowutheustoryuturneduout.‖
c. ―Evenuthoughuheuhasuencounteredutheunurseumanyutimes,uheuisustilluunableutourecognizeuher.‖
d. ―Heuremembereduthatuituwasuonlyuauweekuagouthatuhe‘duheardutheusadunewsuthatuhisuuncleuhadud
ied.‖
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, CORRECTuANSWER:uD DIF: Moderate REF: AmnesiauanduMemoryuLossuOBJ:
1.2 MSC:uApplying
6. ResearchuwithuH.M.uprovidesuanuillustrationuforuwhichumajoruthemeuofutheuchapter?
a. Introspectionuisuanuimportanturesearchutooluforucognitiveupsychologists.
b. Cognitiveupsychologyucanuhelpuusuunderstanduauwideurangeuofuactivitiesuthatudependuonusomeone‘s
abilityutouremember.
c. Memoryuisunotuveryuimportant.
d. Theudisruptionucausedubyubrainudamageudependsuonuhowuwidespreadutheudamageuis,uandunotuonutheus
pecificusitesuthatuareudamaged.
CORRECTuANSWER:u B DIF: Moderate REF:
TheuScopeuofuCognitiveuPsychologyuOBJ: 1.2 MSC:u Evaluating
7. Patientsusufferingufromuclinicaluamnesiauareucharacterizeduby
a. memoryudysfunction.
b. anuinabilityutourecognizeupatterns.
c. inarticulateuspeech.
d. impairedulanguageucomprehension.
CORRECTuANSWER:uA DIF: Easy REF: AmnesiauanduMemoryuLossuOBJ: 1.2
MSC:uRemembering
8. Theutermu―introspection‖urefersutouthe
a. processubyuwhichuoneuindividualuseeksutouinferutheuthoughtsuofuanotheruindividual.
b. procedureuofuexamininguthoughtuprocessingubyumonitoringutheubrain‘suelectricaluactivity.
c. processuofueachupersonulookinguwithin,utouobserveuhisuoruheruownuthoughtsuanduideas.
d. techniqueuofustudyinguthoughtubyuinterpretingutheusymbolsuuseduinucommunication.
CORRECTuANSWER:uC DIF: Easy REF: TheuLimitsuofuIntrospectionuOBJ: 1.3
MSC:uRemembering
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