PSY 211 Final Exam 1, SDSU Test
Questions and All Correct Answers
(2025) Update.
Cognitive Psychology - Answer scientific study of the mind and mental process, like how we:
acquire and use knowledge to govern our actions and feelings
cognitive Psychology approach - Answer Infer what is happening inside the mind
biggest challenge in cognitive psychology - Answer The mind is unobservable
behaviorist view - Answer observable behavior provides the only valid data for psychology
Methodological behaviorism - Answer We cannot observe mental processes, so we should
simply describe the relationship between stimuli and responses
radical behaviorism - Answer All behavior is the result of simple conditioning
Downfall of Behaviorism - Answer -Inability to explain human language
-consciousness and unobservable mental processes
Legacy of Behaviorism - Answer -Introspection no longer considered valid evidence
-stressed the importance of rigorous experimental designs
cognitive neuroscience - Answer study of the neural mechanisms underlying mental processes
at the intersection between psychology and neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience approach - Answer Use neural mechanisms like fMRI and EEG/ERPs to
better understand cognition and measure whats going on inside the mind
Parts of a neuron - Answer -Dendrite
-Axon
Questions and All Correct Answers
(2025) Update.
Cognitive Psychology - Answer scientific study of the mind and mental process, like how we:
acquire and use knowledge to govern our actions and feelings
cognitive Psychology approach - Answer Infer what is happening inside the mind
biggest challenge in cognitive psychology - Answer The mind is unobservable
behaviorist view - Answer observable behavior provides the only valid data for psychology
Methodological behaviorism - Answer We cannot observe mental processes, so we should
simply describe the relationship between stimuli and responses
radical behaviorism - Answer All behavior is the result of simple conditioning
Downfall of Behaviorism - Answer -Inability to explain human language
-consciousness and unobservable mental processes
Legacy of Behaviorism - Answer -Introspection no longer considered valid evidence
-stressed the importance of rigorous experimental designs
cognitive neuroscience - Answer study of the neural mechanisms underlying mental processes
at the intersection between psychology and neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience approach - Answer Use neural mechanisms like fMRI and EEG/ERPs to
better understand cognition and measure whats going on inside the mind
Parts of a neuron - Answer -Dendrite
-Axon
