TEST BANK FOR COGNITION, 6TH EDITION, MARK H. ASHCRAFT, GABRIEL A. RADVANSKY

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TestYBankYforYCognitionY6thYEditionYbyYRadvansky
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1. TheYstudentYofYmentalYactivityYandYthinking,YbroadlyYconceived,YisYcalled .
a. cognitiveYscience
b. mindYscience
c. cognitiveYstudies
d. mindYstudies
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Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Ya

2. WhenYdidYtheYcognitiveYrevolutionYoccur?
a. earlyY1970s
b. lateY1950s
c. lateY1850s
d. mid-1940s
Page:Y2YTyp
e:YfactualYAn
swer:Yb

3. MemoryYdoesYNOTYinvolve .
a. aYmentalYstorageYsystem
b. acquiringYinformation
c. complexYdecisionYmaking
d. mentalYprocesses
Page:Y6
Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Yc

4. TheYmentalYprocessYofYacquiringYandYretainingYinformationYforYlaterYretrievalYis .
a. cognition
b. memory
c. planning
d. forecasting
Page:Y6
Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Yb

5. CognitionYdoesYNOTYinvolve .
a. reflexes
b. mentalYactivities
c. perceiving
d. understanding
Page:Y6
Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Ya




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6. TheYcollectionYofYmentalYprocessesYandYactivitiesYusedYinYperceiving,Yremembering,Ythinking,Y
andYunderstandingYis .
a. operations
b. mentalism
c. cognition
d. computationalYneuroscience
Page:Y6
Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Yc

7. PeopleYfirstYbeganYwonderingYaboutYhowYtheYmindYworked .
a. afterYtheYcognitiveYrevolution
b. afterYAristotle
c. afterYDescartes
d. beforeYanyYofYtheseYpeopleYorYevents
Page:Y7
Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Yd

8. ReductionismYis .
a. theYmethodYinYwhichYobserversYareYcarefullyYtrainedYtoYreportYonYinnerYsensationsYandYexperiences
b. theYbuildingYblocksYunderlyingYtheYstructureYofYtheYbrain
c. theYbranchYofYexperimentalYpsychologyYthatYdealsYwithYhumanYparticipantsYasYtheyYlearnYverbalYmater
ials,Ye.g.,YitemsYorYstimuliYcomposedYofYlettersYand/orYwords
d. attemptingYtoYunderstandYaYcomplexYeventYbyYbreakingYtheYeventYdownYintoYitsYcomponents
Page:Y7
Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Yd

9. EcologicalYvalidityYmeans .
a. theYamountYofYexperimentalYcontrolYtheYexperimenterYhasYoverYtheYimportantYmanipulations
b. acquiringYandYretainingYinformationYforYlaterYretrieval
c. attemptingYtoYbreakYdownYcomplexYeventsYbyYbreakingYthemYdownYintoYtheirYcomponents
d. representativeYofYtheYrealYworld
Page:Y7
Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Yd

10. IfYweYhearYaYcomplaintYthatYexperimentalYpsychologyYresearchYlacksYecologicalYvalidity,YtheYperso
nYisYcomplainingYthat .
a. theYresearchYisYnotYrepresentativeYofYreal-worldYsituations
b. theYresearchYlacksYsufficientYprecision
c. theYresearchYlacksYanYappropriateYcomparisonYgroup
d. weYareYattemptingYtoYunderstandYcomplexYphenomenaYbyYbreakingYthemYdownYintoYtheirYcompone
nts
Page:Y 7YTyp
e:YappliedYAn
swer:Ya

11. IfYsomethingYisYgeneralizableYtoYreal-worldYsituations,Yit .
a. isYpragmatic
b. acquiresYanYairYofYconfidence
c. hasYecologicalYvalidity
d. noYlongerYisYbasicYscience
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Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Yc
12. AYpersonYtryingYtoYunderstandYcomplexYeventsYbyYbreakingYthemYdownYintoYtheirYcomponentsYisYusing
Y .
a. fragmentation
b. reductionism
c. aYparsingYapproach
d. distillation
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e:YappliedYAn
swer:Yb

13. WhoYsaid,Y“IYthink,YthereforeYIYam”?
a. ReneYDescartes
b. WilliamYJames
c. Aristotle
d. ImmanuelYKant
Page:Y7YTyp
e:YfactualYAn
swer:Ya

14. EmpiricalYobservationsYareYthoseYthat .
a. relyYonYobservation,Yexperimentation,YorYmeasurement
b. characterizeYanYentireYsetYofYresearchYdata
c. areYconductedYinYaYfieldYsettingYoutsideYtheYlaboratory
d. compareYpeopleYofYdifferentYagesYatYaYgivenYmomentYinYtime
Page:Y9
Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Ya

15. TheYphilosophyYthatYobservationYisYtoYbeYtheYbasisYforYmuchYofYscienceYis .
a. empiricism
b. rationalism
c. structuralism
d. functionalism
Page:Y9
Type:Yconceptua
lYAnswer:Ya

16. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYisYNOTYtrue?
a. WundtYestablishedYtheYfirstYpsychologicalYlaboratory.
b. Wundt’sYstudentYTitchnerYadvocatedYtheYapproachYknownYasYstructuralism.
c. WundtYbelievedYstronglyYthatYtheYproperYtopicYforYpsychologyYwasY“consciousYprocessesYandYimmed
iateYexperience.”
d. WundtYadvocatedYtheYapproachYknownYasYfunctionalis
m.YPage:Y9
Type:Yfactua
lYAnswer:Yd

17. WhoYisYcreditedYwithYbeingYtheYfirstYexperimentalYpsychologist?
a. WilhelmYWundt
b. WilliamYJames
c. EdwardYTitchner
d. JohnYWatso
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