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Tes Bank for Cognition 6th Edition by Radvansky
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1. The studen of mental activity and thinking, broadly conceived, is called
J J J J .
a. cognitive science
Edition-by- J
b. mind science
Radvansky (1)studies
J
c. cognitive J
d. mind studies J
Page: 2 J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: a J
2. When did the cognitive revolution occur?
J J J J J
a. early 1970s J
b. late 1950s J
c. late 1850s J
d. mid-1940s
Page: 2 J J
Type: factual
J J
Answer: b J
3. Memory does NOT involve
J J J .
a. a mental storage system
J J J
b. acquiring information J
c. complex decision making J J
d. mental processes J
Page: 6 J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: c J
4. The mental process of acquiring and retaining information for later retrieval is
J J J J J J J J J J J .
a. cognition
b. memory
c. planning
d. forecasting
Page: 6 J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: b J
5. Cognition does NOT involve J J J .
a. reflexes
b. mental activities J
c. perceiving
d. understanding
Page: 6 J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: a J
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6. The collection of mental processes and activities used in perceiving, remembering, thinking, and
J J J J J J J J J J J J J
Radvansky (1) is
understanding . J
a. operations
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b. mentalism
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c. cognition
Radvansky (1) neuroscience
d. computational J
Page: 6
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: c J
7. People first began wondering about how the mind worked
J J J J J J J J .
a. after the cognitive revolution J J J
b. after Aristotle J
c. after Descartes J
d. before any of these people or events J J J J J J
Page: 7
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: d J
8. Reductionism is . J
a. the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
b. the building blocks underlying the structure of the brain
J J J J J J J J
c. the branch of experimental psychology that deals with human participants as they learn verbal materials,
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
e.g., items or stimuli composed of letters and/or words
J J J J J J J J
d. attempting to understand a complex event by breaking the event down into its components
J J J J J J J J J J J J J
Page: 7
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: d J
9. Ecological validity means . J J
a. the amount of experimental control the experimenter has over the important manipulations
J J J J J J J J J J J
b. acquiring and retaining information for later retrieval J J J J J J
c. attempting to break down complex events by breaking them down into their components
J J J J J J J J J J J J
d. representative of the real world J J J J
Page: 7
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: d J
10. If we hear a complaint that experimental psychology research lacks ecological validity, the person is
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
complaining that . J
a. the research is not representative of real-world situations J J J J J J J
b. the research lacks sufficient precision J J J J
c. the research lacks an appropriate comparison group J J J J J J
d. we are attempting to understand complex phenomena by breaking them downinto their components
J J J J J J J J J J J J J
Page: 7
J J
Type: applied
J J
Answer: a J
11. If something is generalizable to real-world situations, it
J J J J J J J .
a. is pragmatic J
b. acquires an air of confidence J J J J
c. has ecological validity J J
d. no longer is basic science J J J J
Page: 7
J
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Test-Bank-for-Cognition-6th-Edition-by-Radvansky (1)
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Type:Jconceptual J
Radvansky
Answer: c J (1)
12. A person trying to understand complex events by breaking them down into their components is using
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J
J
.
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
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a. fragmentation
Radvansky (1)
b. reductionism
c. a parsing approach
J J
d. distillation
Page: 7
J J
Type: applied
J J
Answer: b J
13. Who said, “I think, therefore I am”?
J J J J J J
a. Rene Descartes J
b. William James J
c. Aristotle
d. Immanuel Kant J
Page: 7
J J
Type: factual
J J
Answer: a J
14. Empirical observations are those that .J J J J
a. rely on observation, experimentation, or measurement
J J J J J
b. characterize an entire set of research data J J J J J J
c. are conducted in a field setting outside the laboratory
J J J J J J J J
d. compare people of different ages at a given moment in time J J J J J J J J J J
Page: 9
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: a J
15. The philosophy that observation is to be the basis for much of science is
J J J J J J J J J J J J J .
a. empiricism
b. rationalism
c. structuralism
d. functionalism
Page: 9
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: a J
16. Which of the following is NOT true?
J J J J J J
a. Wundt established the first psychological laboratory.
J J J J J
b. Wundt’s student Titchner advocated the approach known as structuralism.
J J J J J J J J
c. Wundt believed strongly that the proper topic for psychology was “conscious processes and immediate
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
experience.”
d. Wundt advocated the approach known as functionalism.
J J J J J J J
Page: 9
J
Type: factual
J J
Answer: d J
17. Who is credited with being the first experimental psychologist?
J J J J J J J J
a. Wilhelm Wundt J
b. William James J
c. Edward Titchner J
d. John Watson J J
Page: 9
J
3
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Type:Jfactual J
Radvansky
Answer: a
J (1)
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18. Radical empiricists believe that the mind starts out as a
J . J J J J J J J J
Edition-by-
a. cogito blanco J
Radvansky (1)
b. tabula rasa J
c. scientia est potestas J J
d. semper fideles J J
Page: 9
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: bJ
19. Many of the topics of Wundt’s research would fall under what we now label as
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J psychology.
a. clinical
b. counseling
c. industrial/organizational
d. cognitive J
Page: 9
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: dJ
20. Titchener is most strongly associated with
J J J J J .
a. structuralism
b. functionalism
c. the cognitive revolution
J J
d. Gestalt psychology J J
Page: 10
J
Type: factual
J J
Answer: aJ
21. Hermann Ebbinghaus was the first person to systematically study
J J J J J J J J .
a. perception
b. attention
c. problem solving J
d. memory J
Page: 10
J
Type: factual
J J
Answer: dJ
22. Edward Titchener believedJ . J
a. that nothing worthwhile would come of studying mental processes
J J J J J J J J
b. that mental illness, educational applications, and social psychology were “impure” because they could
J J J J J J J J J J J J J
not be studied using introspection
J J J J
c. that the appropriate goal for psychology was the objective assessment of association formation
J J J J J J J J J J J J
d. that the functions of consciousness, rather than its structure, were of interest
J J J J J J J J J J J
Page: 10
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: bJ
23. Which is true of Ebbinghaus?
J J J J
a. He was interested in memory.
J J J J
b. He was interested in perception.
J J J J
c. He was interested in reasoning.
J J J J
d. He was interested in studying introspection.
J J J J J
Page: 10
J
4
Test-Bank-for-Cognition-6th-Edition-by-Radvansky (1)
Bank-for-Cognition-
6th-Edition-by-
Tes Bank for Cognition 6th Edition by Radvansky
J
Radvansky
Complete (1) file at:
downloadable
-for-Cognition-6th-
1. The studen of mental activity and thinking, broadly conceived, is called
J J J J .
a. cognitive science
Edition-by- J
b. mind science
Radvansky (1)studies
J
c. cognitive J
d. mind studies J
Page: 2 J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: a J
2. When did the cognitive revolution occur?
J J J J J
a. early 1970s J
b. late 1950s J
c. late 1850s J
d. mid-1940s
Page: 2 J J
Type: factual
J J
Answer: b J
3. Memory does NOT involve
J J J .
a. a mental storage system
J J J
b. acquiring information J
c. complex decision making J J
d. mental processes J
Page: 6 J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: c J
4. The mental process of acquiring and retaining information for later retrieval is
J J J J J J J J J J J .
a. cognition
b. memory
c. planning
d. forecasting
Page: 6 J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: b J
5. Cognition does NOT involve J J J .
a. reflexes
b. mental activities J
c. perceiving
d. understanding
Page: 6 J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: a J
1
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Test-Bank-for-Cognition-6th-Edition-by-Radvansky (1)
Bank-for-Cognition-
6th-Edition-by-
6. The collection of mental processes and activities used in perceiving, remembering, thinking, and
J J J J J J J J J J J J J
Radvansky (1) is
understanding . J
a. operations
-for-Cognition-6th-
b. mentalism
Edition-by-
c. cognition
Radvansky (1) neuroscience
d. computational J
Page: 6
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: c J
7. People first began wondering about how the mind worked
J J J J J J J J .
a. after the cognitive revolution J J J
b. after Aristotle J
c. after Descartes J
d. before any of these people or events J J J J J J
Page: 7
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: d J
8. Reductionism is . J
a. the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
b. the building blocks underlying the structure of the brain
J J J J J J J J
c. the branch of experimental psychology that deals with human participants as they learn verbal materials,
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
e.g., items or stimuli composed of letters and/or words
J J J J J J J J
d. attempting to understand a complex event by breaking the event down into its components
J J J J J J J J J J J J J
Page: 7
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: d J
9. Ecological validity means . J J
a. the amount of experimental control the experimenter has over the important manipulations
J J J J J J J J J J J
b. acquiring and retaining information for later retrieval J J J J J J
c. attempting to break down complex events by breaking them down into their components
J J J J J J J J J J J J
d. representative of the real world J J J J
Page: 7
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: d J
10. If we hear a complaint that experimental psychology research lacks ecological validity, the person is
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
complaining that . J
a. the research is not representative of real-world situations J J J J J J J
b. the research lacks sufficient precision J J J J
c. the research lacks an appropriate comparison group J J J J J J
d. we are attempting to understand complex phenomena by breaking them downinto their components
J J J J J J J J J J J J J
Page: 7
J J
Type: applied
J J
Answer: a J
11. If something is generalizable to real-world situations, it
J J J J J J J .
a. is pragmatic J
b. acquires an air of confidence J J J J
c. has ecological validity J J
d. no longer is basic science J J J J
Page: 7
J
2
, /Test-BankTest-
Test-Bank-for-Cognition-6th-Edition-by-Radvansky (1)
Bank-for-Cognition-
6th-Edition-by-
Type:Jconceptual J
Radvansky
Answer: c J (1)
12. A person trying to understand complex events by breaking them down into their components is using
-for-Cognition-6th-
J
J
.
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
Edition-by-
a. fragmentation
Radvansky (1)
b. reductionism
c. a parsing approach
J J
d. distillation
Page: 7
J J
Type: applied
J J
Answer: b J
13. Who said, “I think, therefore I am”?
J J J J J J
a. Rene Descartes J
b. William James J
c. Aristotle
d. Immanuel Kant J
Page: 7
J J
Type: factual
J J
Answer: a J
14. Empirical observations are those that .J J J J
a. rely on observation, experimentation, or measurement
J J J J J
b. characterize an entire set of research data J J J J J J
c. are conducted in a field setting outside the laboratory
J J J J J J J J
d. compare people of different ages at a given moment in time J J J J J J J J J J
Page: 9
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: a J
15. The philosophy that observation is to be the basis for much of science is
J J J J J J J J J J J J J .
a. empiricism
b. rationalism
c. structuralism
d. functionalism
Page: 9
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: a J
16. Which of the following is NOT true?
J J J J J J
a. Wundt established the first psychological laboratory.
J J J J J
b. Wundt’s student Titchner advocated the approach known as structuralism.
J J J J J J J J
c. Wundt believed strongly that the proper topic for psychology was “conscious processes and immediate
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
experience.”
d. Wundt advocated the approach known as functionalism.
J J J J J J J
Page: 9
J
Type: factual
J J
Answer: d J
17. Who is credited with being the first experimental psychologist?
J J J J J J J J
a. Wilhelm Wundt J
b. William James J
c. Edward Titchner J
d. John Watson J J
Page: 9
J
3
, /Test-BankTest-
Test-Bank-for-Cognition-6th-Edition-by-Radvansky (1)
Bank-for-Cognition-
6th-Edition-by-
Type:Jfactual J
Radvansky
Answer: a
J (1)
-for-Cognition-6th-
18. Radical empiricists believe that the mind starts out as a
J . J J J J J J J J
Edition-by-
a. cogito blanco J
Radvansky (1)
b. tabula rasa J
c. scientia est potestas J J
d. semper fideles J J
Page: 9
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: bJ
19. Many of the topics of Wundt’s research would fall under what we now label as
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J psychology.
a. clinical
b. counseling
c. industrial/organizational
d. cognitive J
Page: 9
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: dJ
20. Titchener is most strongly associated with
J J J J J .
a. structuralism
b. functionalism
c. the cognitive revolution
J J
d. Gestalt psychology J J
Page: 10
J
Type: factual
J J
Answer: aJ
21. Hermann Ebbinghaus was the first person to systematically study
J J J J J J J J .
a. perception
b. attention
c. problem solving J
d. memory J
Page: 10
J
Type: factual
J J
Answer: dJ
22. Edward Titchener believedJ . J
a. that nothing worthwhile would come of studying mental processes
J J J J J J J J
b. that mental illness, educational applications, and social psychology were “impure” because they could
J J J J J J J J J J J J J
not be studied using introspection
J J J J
c. that the appropriate goal for psychology was the objective assessment of association formation
J J J J J J J J J J J J
d. that the functions of consciousness, rather than its structure, were of interest
J J J J J J J J J J J
Page: 10
J
Type: conceptual
J J
Answer: bJ
23. Which is true of Ebbinghaus?
J J J J
a. He was interested in memory.
J J J J
b. He was interested in perception.
J J J J
c. He was interested in reasoning.
J J J J
d. He was interested in studying introspection.
J J J J J
Page: 10
J
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