PSY 341 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
EXAM 1 MATERIAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
(1) Donders' measurement of reaction time is particularly important because it demonstrated
the "time course" on which the mind operates. Donders found that it took to make a decision as
to which buttons to push in response to a stimulus.
a. less than one second.
b. between one and two seconds.
c. two to five seconds.
d. more than five seconds. - CORRECT ANSWERS********a. less than one second.
Which of the following is a criticism of analytic introspection?
a. It infers mental processes based on objective data.
b. It produces results that are too easy to verify.
c. It produces variable results from person to person.
, d. It requires no training. - CORRECT ANSWERS********c. It produces variable results from
person to person.
The first experiments in cognitive psychology were based on the idea that mental responses can
be _____ .
a. measured directly.
b. inferred from the participants' behavior.
c. measured by comparing the presentation of the stimulus and the participant's response.
d. measured by comparing responses between the different participants. - CORRECT
ANSWERS********b. inferred from the participants' behavior.
The fact that all young children go through a stage in language development in which they
produce words like "wented" and "goed" was a problem for Behaviorism because:
a. these words are likely to be part of an innate grammar system.
b. correct speech is rewarded.
EXAM 1 MATERIAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
(1) Donders' measurement of reaction time is particularly important because it demonstrated
the "time course" on which the mind operates. Donders found that it took to make a decision as
to which buttons to push in response to a stimulus.
a. less than one second.
b. between one and two seconds.
c. two to five seconds.
d. more than five seconds. - CORRECT ANSWERS********a. less than one second.
Which of the following is a criticism of analytic introspection?
a. It infers mental processes based on objective data.
b. It produces results that are too easy to verify.
c. It produces variable results from person to person.
, d. It requires no training. - CORRECT ANSWERS********c. It produces variable results from
person to person.
The first experiments in cognitive psychology were based on the idea that mental responses can
be _____ .
a. measured directly.
b. inferred from the participants' behavior.
c. measured by comparing the presentation of the stimulus and the participant's response.
d. measured by comparing responses between the different participants. - CORRECT
ANSWERS********b. inferred from the participants' behavior.
The fact that all young children go through a stage in language development in which they
produce words like "wented" and "goed" was a problem for Behaviorism because:
a. these words are likely to be part of an innate grammar system.
b. correct speech is rewarded.
