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Cognition: Exploring the Science of t
e e e e e
he Mind Seventh Edition by Daniel Re
e e e e e e
isberg
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, CHAPTER 1: The Science of the Mind
e e e e e e
LEARNINGeOBJECTIVES
1.1. Describeetheescopeeandegoalseofecognitiveepsychology.
1.2. UnderstandetheecaseeofeH.M.,eandetheemanyewaysethatememoryeinfluenceseourelives.
1.3. Describeetheelimitationseofeintrospectioneaseaemethodeforescientificeinquiry.
1.4. Compareeandecontrasteclassicale(Watsonian)ebehaviorismeandecognitiveepsychology.
1.5. Kant’se“transcendentalemethod”eisesometimese callede“inferenceetoebesteexplanation.”eExplainethisemethodeandehoweitworks.
1.6. Describeetheerole,einetheeemergenceeofecognitiveepsychology,ethatewaseplayedebyecomputerescienceeandetheedevelop-
menteofe“computereintelligence.”
MULTIPLEeCHOICE
1. eWhicheofetheefollowingetopicseiseNOTecommonlyestudiedewithinecognitiveepsychology?
a. angeremanagement c. memory
b. decisionemaking d. Attention
ANS:e A DIF: Easy REF:
TheeScopeeofeCognitiveePsychologyeOBJ: 1.1 MSC:eUnderstanding
2. CognitiveeprocesseseareeNOTenecessaryefore whichedailyeactivity?
a. readingeaenewspaper c. talkingeonetheephone
b. studyingeforeaetest d. breathing
ANS:e D DIF: Easy REF: TheeScopeeofeCognitiveePsychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. Alyssaewantsetoebeeaepsychologistebuteiseunsureewhichetopicewithinepsychologyemosteinterestseher.eWhicheofetheef
ollowingetopicsewouldebeeLEASTelikelyetoeleadehereintoecognitiveepsychology?
a. amnesia c. Lymeedisease
b. languageeacquisition d. problem-solvingestrategies
,ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:
TheeScopeeofeCognitiveePsychologyeOBJ: 1.1 MSC:eApplying
4. Consideretheesequencee“BetsyewantedetoebringeJacobeaepresent.eSheeshookeherepiggyebank.”eMostepeople,eafterehea
ringethisesequence,ebelieveeBetsyewasecheckingeherepiggyebanketoeseeeifesheehademoneyetoespendeonetheegift.eThiseinferenceeabouteBets
y’segoalsedependseonetheefactethat
a. ourepreviouseknowledgeefillseinebackgroundeinformationewheneverewe’reeunderstandingeaneevente
oreconversation.
b. readerseareelikelyetoeknowesomeoneenamedeJacob.
c. English,eunlikeeotherelanguages,erequiresespeakersetoementionealleofetheepeopleeinvolvedeineane
event.
d. theeindividualesentenceseareeshort.
ANS:e A DIF: Easy REF:
TheeBroadeRoleeforeMemoryeOBJ: 1.1 MSC:eUnderstanding
5. WhicheofetheefollowingestatementseiseLEASTelikelyetoeapplyetoepatienteH.M.?
a. “Heecannoterememberewhateheedideearlieretoday,eincludingeeventsethatetookeplaceejusteanehoureago.”
b. “Heereadethisestoryelastemonth,ebuteheewasestillesurprisedebyehowetheestoryeturnedeout.”
c. “Evenethougheheehaseencounteredetheenurseemanyetimes,eheeisestilleunableetoerecognizeeher.”
d. “Heerememberedethateitewaseonlyeaeweekeagoethatehe’deheardetheesadenewsethatehiseuncleehadedied.”
ANS:e D DIF: Moderate REF:
AmnesiaeandeMemoryeLosseOBJ: 1.2 MSC:eApplying
6. ResearchewitheH.M.eprovideseaneillustratione forewhichemajorethemeeofetheechapter?
a. Introspectioneiseaneimportanteresearchetooleforecognitiveepsychologists.
b. Cognitiveepsychologyecanehelpeuseunderstandeaewideerangeeofeactivitiesethatedependeonesomeone’se
abilityetoeremember.
c. Memoryeisenoteveryeimportant.
d. Theedisruptionecausedebyebrainedamageedependseonehowewidespreadetheedamageeis,eandenoteonethees
pecificesitesethateareedamaged.
ANS:e e B DIF: Moderate REF: TheeScopeeofeCognitiveePsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating
7. Patientsesufferingefromeclinicaleamnesiaeareecharacterizedeby
a. memoryedysfunction. c. inarticulateespeech.
b. aneinabilityetoerecognizeepatterns. d. impairedelanguageecomprehension.
ANS:e A DIF: Easy REF:
AmnesiaeandeMemoryeLosseOBJ: 1.2 MSC:eRemembering
8. Theeterme“introspection”erefersetoethe
a. processebyewhicheoneeindividualeseeksetoeinferetheethoughtseofeanothereindividual.
b. procedureeofeexaminingethoughteprocessingebyemonitoringetheebrain’seelectricaleactivity.
, c. processeofeeachepersonelookingewithin,etoeobserveehiseorehereownethoughtseandeideas.
d. techniqueeofestudyingethoughtebyeinterpretingetheesymbolseusedeinecommunication.
ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:
TheeLimitseofeIntrospectioneOBJ: 1.3 MSC:eRemembering
9. Aeparticipanteiseaskedetoelookewithinehimselfeoreherselfeandereporteonehiseorehereownementaleprocesses.eThisemethod
isecalled
a. logicaleinference. c. introspection.e
b. reconstruction. d.
ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:
TheeLimitseofeIntrospectioneOBJ: 1.3 MSC:eRemembering
10. Ofetheefollowing,eintrospectioneiseLEASTeusefuleforestudying
a. topicsethateareestronglyecoloredebyeemotion.
b. mentaleeventsethateareeunconscious.
c. processesethateinvolveeconceptualeknowledge.
d. eventsethatetakeeaelongetimeetoeunfold.
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate REF:
TheeLimitseofeIntrospectioneOBJ: 1.3 MSC:eUnderstanding
11. Whicheofetheefollowingestatementseabouteintrospectione iseFALSE?
a. Iteisetheeonlyewayetoeobserveeconsciouseeventsedirectly.
b. Iteisesubjective.
c. Iteprovidesestrongeevidenceeforehypothesis-testing.
d. Itewaseaetechniqueeusedehistoricallyetoestudyecognition.
ANS:e C DIF: Moderate REF:
TheeLimitseofeIntrospectioneOBJ: 1.3 MSC:eUnderstanding
12. Genieewondersewhyesheecanenevererememberetheenameseofeneweacquaintances.eInesearcheofeaneanswer,esheeexaminesea
ndereflectseoneherefeelingseaboutemeetingenewepeople.eGenieeiseengagedeinewhicheprocess?
a. practicalerehearsal c. learningehistoryeanalysis
b. introspection d. goaleretrieval
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate REF:
TheeLimitseofeIntrospectioneOBJ: 1.3 MSC:eApplying
13. Introspectionewaseemployedeaseaeresearchetooleinetheelatee1800sebecause
a. itewaseregardedeasetheeonlyewayetoeobserveetheemind’secontentsedirectly.
b. iteprovidededataefromeindividualsewithouteanyespecializedetraining.
c. consciouseeventseareejusteaseimportanteaseunconsciouseevents.
Cognition: Exploring the Science of t
e e e e e
he Mind Seventh Edition by Daniel Re
e e e e e e
isberg
TESTBANK e
, CHAPTER 1: The Science of the Mind
e e e e e e
LEARNINGeOBJECTIVES
1.1. Describeetheescopeeandegoalseofecognitiveepsychology.
1.2. UnderstandetheecaseeofeH.M.,eandetheemanyewaysethatememoryeinfluenceseourelives.
1.3. Describeetheelimitationseofeintrospectioneaseaemethodeforescientificeinquiry.
1.4. Compareeandecontrasteclassicale(Watsonian)ebehaviorismeandecognitiveepsychology.
1.5. Kant’se“transcendentalemethod”eisesometimese callede“inferenceetoebesteexplanation.”eExplainethisemethodeandehoweitworks.
1.6. Describeetheerole,einetheeemergenceeofecognitiveepsychology,ethatewaseplayedebyecomputerescienceeandetheedevelop-
menteofe“computereintelligence.”
MULTIPLEeCHOICE
1. eWhicheofetheefollowingetopicseiseNOTecommonlyestudiedewithinecognitiveepsychology?
a. angeremanagement c. memory
b. decisionemaking d. Attention
ANS:e A DIF: Easy REF:
TheeScopeeofeCognitiveePsychologyeOBJ: 1.1 MSC:eUnderstanding
2. CognitiveeprocesseseareeNOTenecessaryefore whichedailyeactivity?
a. readingeaenewspaper c. talkingeonetheephone
b. studyingeforeaetest d. breathing
ANS:e D DIF: Easy REF: TheeScopeeofeCognitiveePsychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. Alyssaewantsetoebeeaepsychologistebuteiseunsureewhichetopicewithinepsychologyemosteinterestseher.eWhicheofetheef
ollowingetopicsewouldebeeLEASTelikelyetoeleadehereintoecognitiveepsychology?
a. amnesia c. Lymeedisease
b. languageeacquisition d. problem-solvingestrategies
,ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:
TheeScopeeofeCognitiveePsychologyeOBJ: 1.1 MSC:eApplying
4. Consideretheesequencee“BetsyewantedetoebringeJacobeaepresent.eSheeshookeherepiggyebank.”eMostepeople,eafterehea
ringethisesequence,ebelieveeBetsyewasecheckingeherepiggyebanketoeseeeifesheehademoneyetoespendeonetheegift.eThiseinferenceeabouteBets
y’segoalsedependseonetheefactethat
a. ourepreviouseknowledgeefillseinebackgroundeinformationewheneverewe’reeunderstandingeaneevente
oreconversation.
b. readerseareelikelyetoeknowesomeoneenamedeJacob.
c. English,eunlikeeotherelanguages,erequiresespeakersetoementionealleofetheepeopleeinvolvedeineane
event.
d. theeindividualesentenceseareeshort.
ANS:e A DIF: Easy REF:
TheeBroadeRoleeforeMemoryeOBJ: 1.1 MSC:eUnderstanding
5. WhicheofetheefollowingestatementseiseLEASTelikelyetoeapplyetoepatienteH.M.?
a. “Heecannoterememberewhateheedideearlieretoday,eincludingeeventsethatetookeplaceejusteanehoureago.”
b. “Heereadethisestoryelastemonth,ebuteheewasestillesurprisedebyehowetheestoryeturnedeout.”
c. “Evenethougheheehaseencounteredetheenurseemanyetimes,eheeisestilleunableetoerecognizeeher.”
d. “Heerememberedethateitewaseonlyeaeweekeagoethatehe’deheardetheesadenewsethatehiseuncleehadedied.”
ANS:e D DIF: Moderate REF:
AmnesiaeandeMemoryeLosseOBJ: 1.2 MSC:eApplying
6. ResearchewitheH.M.eprovideseaneillustratione forewhichemajorethemeeofetheechapter?
a. Introspectioneiseaneimportanteresearchetooleforecognitiveepsychologists.
b. Cognitiveepsychologyecanehelpeuseunderstandeaewideerangeeofeactivitiesethatedependeonesomeone’se
abilityetoeremember.
c. Memoryeisenoteveryeimportant.
d. Theedisruptionecausedebyebrainedamageedependseonehowewidespreadetheedamageeis,eandenoteonethees
pecificesitesethateareedamaged.
ANS:e e B DIF: Moderate REF: TheeScopeeofeCognitiveePsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating
7. Patientsesufferingefromeclinicaleamnesiaeareecharacterizedeby
a. memoryedysfunction. c. inarticulateespeech.
b. aneinabilityetoerecognizeepatterns. d. impairedelanguageecomprehension.
ANS:e A DIF: Easy REF:
AmnesiaeandeMemoryeLosseOBJ: 1.2 MSC:eRemembering
8. Theeterme“introspection”erefersetoethe
a. processebyewhicheoneeindividualeseeksetoeinferetheethoughtseofeanothereindividual.
b. procedureeofeexaminingethoughteprocessingebyemonitoringetheebrain’seelectricaleactivity.
, c. processeofeeachepersonelookingewithin,etoeobserveehiseorehereownethoughtseandeideas.
d. techniqueeofestudyingethoughtebyeinterpretingetheesymbolseusedeinecommunication.
ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:
TheeLimitseofeIntrospectioneOBJ: 1.3 MSC:eRemembering
9. Aeparticipanteiseaskedetoelookewithinehimselfeoreherselfeandereporteonehiseorehereownementaleprocesses.eThisemethod
isecalled
a. logicaleinference. c. introspection.e
b. reconstruction. d.
ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:
TheeLimitseofeIntrospectioneOBJ: 1.3 MSC:eRemembering
10. Ofetheefollowing,eintrospectioneiseLEASTeusefuleforestudying
a. topicsethateareestronglyecoloredebyeemotion.
b. mentaleeventsethateareeunconscious.
c. processesethateinvolveeconceptualeknowledge.
d. eventsethatetakeeaelongetimeetoeunfold.
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate REF:
TheeLimitseofeIntrospectioneOBJ: 1.3 MSC:eUnderstanding
11. Whicheofetheefollowingestatementseabouteintrospectione iseFALSE?
a. Iteisetheeonlyewayetoeobserveeconsciouseeventsedirectly.
b. Iteisesubjective.
c. Iteprovidesestrongeevidenceeforehypothesis-testing.
d. Itewaseaetechniqueeusedehistoricallyetoestudyecognition.
ANS:e C DIF: Moderate REF:
TheeLimitseofeIntrospectioneOBJ: 1.3 MSC:eUnderstanding
12. Genieewondersewhyesheecanenevererememberetheenameseofeneweacquaintances.eInesearcheofeaneanswer,esheeexaminesea
ndereflectseoneherefeelingseaboutemeetingenewepeople.eGenieeiseengagedeinewhicheprocess?
a. practicalerehearsal c. learningehistoryeanalysis
b. introspection d. goaleretrieval
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate REF:
TheeLimitseofeIntrospectioneOBJ: 1.3 MSC:eApplying
13. Introspectionewaseemployedeaseaeresearchetooleinetheelatee1800sebecause
a. itewaseregardedeasetheeonlyewayetoeobserveetheemind’secontentsedirectly.
b. iteprovidededataefromeindividualsewithouteanyespecializedetraining.
c. consciouseeventseareejusteaseimportanteaseunconsciouseevents.
