Cognitive psych Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

A summary for the Cognitive Psychology exam. Based on the required reading material/articles. Can also be used as notes for preparation for each individual problem.

PS260 TEST BANKS: Cognitive Psychology, Answered-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 t...

the key structural components of neurons are (Ans- cell body, dendrites, axon Paul Broca's and Carl Wernicke's research provided early evidence for what? (Ans- localization of function a synapse is (Ans- space between neurons action potentials occur in the (Ans- axon When recording from a single neuron, stimulus intensity is represented in a single neuron by the (Ans- firing rate of the action potentials. Which of the following statements best describes how neurons com...

General Knowledge Chapter 8 Episodic memory : Contains information about events that hapenned to us, implies a personal experience. Semantic Memory : Organized knowledge about the world. Does not specify how we acquired that information. Lexical, Language Knowledge Category : Set of objects that belong together Concept : Mental representation of a category Situated Cognition Approach : We make use of information in the immediate environment or situation. Our knowledge depends on the co...

cognitive psychology (Ans- the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind Mind (Ans- 1) creates and controls mental functions such as perception, attention, memory, emotions, language, deciding, thinking, and reasoning 2) a system that creates representations of the world so that we can act within it to achieve our goals Cognition (Ans- the mental processes such as perception, attention, memory, etc. reaction time (Ans- how long it takes to respond...

Hildegard Peplau Theory of Interpersonal Relations. Earliest modern nursing theory Enabled nursing to establish the groundwork for Advanced Practice Nursing. Therapeutic communication. Psychotherapy Holistic treatment that relies on the nurse's processing of what the patient is experiencing During the psychotherapy process the Psych APN: Addresses individual and family problems with the patient Assesses identified problems during the orientation phase of the therapeutic rela...

Summary of slides for course Cognitive Psychology and its Applications

This is an extensive summary of some chapters of the book; Cognitive Behavior Therapy. These chapters are part of the exam material. The document is well-written in English. Good luck!

CHAPTERS 1-6 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Mediator (Ans- A process or event within the individual which comes between a stimulus and a response Cognitive Map (Ans- Tolman's Term for the mental representation of learned relationships among stimuli Insight (Ans- A sudden change in the way one organizes a problem situation, typically this is characterized by a sudden change in behavior from random responding to rule based responding Mental Set (Ans- In Gestalt Psychology, the cognitive Schema an individual uses to organiz...