Deck 1: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Question 1

Theresa,a judge,does not accept circumstantial evidence as evidence in her court.Theresa will not convict anyone of a crime,based on general principles of anticipated behavior of people brought to court.Instead,Theresa allows only evidence that she can see,or "hard," observational evidence,to be used in a prosecution.Theresa could be referred to as a(n)

A)Monist
B)Empiricist
C)Rationalist
D)Nativist

Answer 1

Empiricist

Question 2

Elma,an automobile factory worker,learns how to install a car air conditioner by watching a fellow worker install the part.The knowledge Elma has just acquired is __________ acquired knowledge.

A)experimentally
B)reductively
C)innately
D)empirically

Answer 2

empirically

Question 3

This part of dialectic thinking is when a counterstatement to previous beliefs emerges.This counterstatement would be called the ___.

A)antithesis
B)synthesis
C)thesis
D)pragmatics

Answer 3

antithesis

Question 4

The combination of rational with empirical methods so as to get the "best of both worlds" represents,in dialectical terms,a(n)

A)thesis.
B)antithesis.
C)synthesis.
D)antisynthesis.

Question 5

Wilhelm Wundt's idea of _________ involved looking inward at the contents of one's consciousness.

A)projection
B)introversion
C)repression
D)introspection

Question 6

Immanuel Kant

A)believed in an integration of rationalism and empiricism.
B)rejected completely all forms of rationalism and empiricism.
C)believed only in rationalism.
D)believed only in empiricism.

Question 7

A rationalist

A)uses logical analysis to understand the world and people's relations to it.
B)is a follower of Aristotle's empiricist philosophy.
C)supports the idea of monism.
D)believes that knowledge is acquired through experience and observation.

Question 8

Psychology is sometimes viewed as a merging of

A)philosophy and monism.
B)rationalism and physiology.
C)physiology and empiricism.
D)philosophy and physiology.

Question 9

The philosopher who advanced the notion of a dialectic was __________.

A)Plato
B)Hegel
C)Descartes
D)Aristotle

Question 10

The goal of structuralism was to understand the "content" of the mind by

A)synthesizing constituent parts of perceptions.
B)analyzing perceptions into their constituent parts.
C)observing responses to various stimuli.
D)evaluating other schools of thought to provide a "structure" for the new movement.

Question 11

An empiricist

A)believes that knowledge is acquired through experience and observation.
B)is a follower of Plato's rationalist philosophy.
C)supports the idea of mind-body dualism.
D)believes that the mind and the body are separate entities.

Question 12

This particular approach emphasizes logical analysis as the means to acquiring new knowledge.

A)Tabula rasa
B)Synthesis
C)Rationalist
D)Empiricist

Question 13

Descartes is known for having been a(n)

A)functionalist.
B)behaviorist.
C)empiricist.
D)rationalist.

Question 14

__________ refers to Locke's belief that all knowledge is gained empirically,beginning at birth,when our minds are a blank slate.

A)Innate
B)A priori
C)A posteriori
D)Tabula rasa

Question 15

Which of the following people supported the rationalist view and largely rejected the pure empirical view?

A)Kant
B)Aristotle
C)Descartes
D)Locke

Question 16

Rationalism is to ____ as empiricism is to ____.

A)empirical evidence;theory
B)theory;empirical evidence
C)manipulation;measure
D)hypothesis;theory

Question 17

Part of dialectic thinking is when a statement of belief is proposed.This statement would be called the ___.

A)antithesis
B)synthesis
C)thesis
D)pragmatics

Question 18

Which of the following would not be studied by a Cognitive Psychologist?

A)whether people can pay attention to multiple stimuli at once without losing accuracy
B)if advertising using animation is more memorable than advertising using no animation
C)whether a group of people present affect how much is given to charity
D)if the reading speed of college graduates differs from that of high school graduates

Question 19

This particular approach emphasizes empirical evidence as the means to acquiring new knowledge.

A)Rationalist
B)Monist
C)Empiricist
D)Nativist

Question 20

A philosopher who largely rejected acquisition of knowledge by empirical means was

A)John Locke.
B)Aristotle.
C)David Hume.
D)René Descartes.

Question 21

The "law of effect" states that a stimulus will tend to produce a certain response over time if the

A)stimulus is conditioned.
B)organism is repeatedly rewarded for that response.
C)organism is repeatedly punished for that response.
D)stimulus and the response are both unconditioned.

Question 22

Gestalt psychology has most greatly influenced ,specifically ,the study of

A)emotion.
B)insight.
C)behavior.
D)linguistics.

Question 23

Of the following types of knowledge,a pragmatist would most likely support the study of knowledge that

A)exists for its own sake.
B)can be used to help people become better educated.
C)enables us to speculate further on the relationship between body and mind.
D)has no specific use,but is highly interesting from a psychological perspective.

Question 24

Skinner's argument included the idea of operant conditioning,which refers to his belief that

A)the strengthening or weakening of behavior,depending upon the presence or absence of reinforcement or punishment,explains all human behavior.
B)all human behavior can be explained by operant conditioning,involving the strengthening or weakening of behavior,depending only on the presence of punishment.
C)human behavior is highly unpredictable and,as a result,only some human behavior can be explained in terms of reinforcement-punishment relationships.
D)human behavior cannot be understood without taking into account the purpose of the behavior.

Question 25

Which of the following examples is most analogous to the goal of the structuralist movement?

A)Scientists study an entire assembled jigsaw puzzle in order to understand each of the pieces.
B)Scientists look at how the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle fit together in order to understand the assembling process.
C)Scientists look at each piece of a jigsaw puzzle in order to understand the whole puzzle as assembled.
D)Scientists study the different ways a jigsaw puzzle can be assembled to form different images.

Question 26

Associationism is a school of psychology,arising from Locke and Aristotle,that examines

A)how ideas become associated with each other in the mind.
B)the process by which the thoughts of some people associate with the thoughts of others.
C)how "nonreal" representative objects become associated with abstract "ideal" objects in the mind.
D)observable associations between stimuli and responses.

Question 27

Pragmatism concerns itself most directly with the

A)practicality of acquiring knowledge.
B)degree to which knowledge is empirical.
C)philosophical implications of knowledge.
D)usefulness of knowledge.

Question 28

A leader in guiding functionalism toward pragmatism was __________,whose chief functional contribution to the field of psychology was his landmark book,Principles of Psychology.

A)John Dewey
B)William James
C)Edward Lee Thorndike
D)Hermann Ebbinghaus

Question 29

Lorraine was conducting an experiment in which she was eating an apple and was trying to analyze the experience.What technique was she using?

A)in vivo
B)introspection
C)empiricism
D)naturalistic observation

Question 30

Karl Lashley's work in biological psychology led him to work with which key issue that deals with the location of individual cognitive processes in the brain?

A)Monistic localization in brain function
B)Prosopagnosia
C)The brain as an organizer of behavior
D)Hysteresis

Question 31

Bill,a mechanic,believes that automobile research should place an emphasis on studying how a car is used and the processes that occur among the various parts.If Bill had chosen psychology as a career field,he might have been in favor of

A)Gestaltism.
B)structuralism.
C)behaviorism.
D)functionalism.

Question 32

The school of thought that focuses on answering the question of "What do people do and Why do they do it?" is called

A)Gestaltism.
B)structuralism.
C)psychoanalysis.
D)functionalism.

Question 33

Which of the following were known as Behaviorists who were willing to look inside the black box?

A)Tolman for his work with mazes
B)Pavlov for his work with dogs.
C)Skinner for his work with rats.
D)Watson for his work with Little Albert.

Question 34

Which of the following is a legitimate criticism of Behaviorism?

A)The behavioristic principles did not explain language learning well.
B)The law of effect did not generalize to humans.
C)Classical conditioning only works on animals.
D)All of the above are legitimate criticisms.

Question 35

Who is known for the development of the concept "modularity of the mind"?

A)B.F.Skinner
B)Jerry Fodor
C)Albert Bandura
D)Donald Broadbent

Question 36

This researcher examined the impact of rehearsal on memory using himself as a subject.

A)Tolman
B)Dewey
C)Kant
D)Ebbinghaus

Question 37

John Watson,the founder of radical behaviorism,was an American psychologist who

A)rejected all aspects of functionalism.
B)supported the functionalist movement and was one of its most ardent supporters.
C)rejected some aspects of functionalism,but at the same time drew heavily from the functionalists.
D)altered the course of functionalism and later renamed the movement "behaviorism."

Question 38

Which of the following is not consistent with the ideas of functionalism?

A)the study of the organism independent of its environment
B)the study of mental processes
C)the study and uses of consciousness
D)the study of the relationship between the organism and its environment

Question 39

The landmark experiment in which dogs salivate at the sight of the person who feeds them provides an example of

A)classically conditioned learning.
B)instrumental learning.
C)social learning.
D)physiological psychology.

Question 40

When developing this type of computer system,the goal is to have a system that demonstrates intelligent processing of information.

A)Artificial Intelligence
B)Engineered Intelligence (EI)
C)Technologically Engineered Intelligence (TEI)
D)Information processing approach

Question 41

Lequoia decided to conduct her study at the mall.She watched people at the mall for very specific behavior and simply kept track of the number of times the behavior occurred for various groups.This would be an example of

A)naturalistic observation
B)structuralism
C)case study
D)self-report

Question 42

In an experimental design,this is often the outcome or the variable that is being measured (e.g. ,score on a test).

A) extraneous variable
B)independent variable
C)dependent variable
D)confounding variable

Question 43

__________ is a type of variable that is left uncontrolled in an experiment.Such a variable could contribute to difference in performance making it difficult to interpret the results of the experiment.

A)Independent variable
B)Confounding variable
C)Dependent variable
D)Controlled variable

Question 44

Brian was playing a game of three truths and a lie with some of his friends.The goal of the group is to identify the lie.Brian observed that the bigger the lie,the more the person would scratch his/her face.He thought that if he plotted amount of scratching by severity of lie that there would be a relation.Brian is thinking of what type of study.

A)quasi-experimental design
B)multivariate statistics
C)correlation
D)experimental design

Question 45

This type of research is interested in identifying which parts of the brain and what specific brain activity are associated with particular cognitive tasks.

A)psychobiological research
B)cerebral relational analysis
C)structural relational analysis
D)biological research

Question 46

Yaun participated in an experiment in which he saw various stimuli on a computer screen.After the experiment,Yaun was to provide feedback about what he thought was going on cognitively.This would be an example of

A)naturalistic observation.
B)individual observation.
C)case study.
D)self-report.

Question 47

This technique for studying the brain occurs while the individual is alive,and specific cerebral damage is conducted to see the effects on function.

A)postmortem
B)cryogenic blockade
C)extracellular unit recording
D)in vivo

Question 48

What does the term metacognition refer to?

A)It is a term that describes all the different theories of Intelligence.
B)The term describes the mathematical process used to calculate intelligence.
C)The term describes your understanding of your own thinking processes.
D)The term captures the cultural differences in intelligence.

Question 49

After conducting an experiment,the means for the two groups are not identical which may suggest a difference between the two groups.However,in order to be sure,you need to analyze the experimental results in terms of the likelihood that the result simply occurred by chance.This is called

A)statistical significance.
B)practical significance.
C)descriptive statistics.
D)meta-analysis.

Question 50

Dorothy conducted an experiment in which there was a 20 point difference between the experimental and control group.The statistical test suggests that this result did not occur simply by chance.Dorothy's results are said to have (found)

A)statistical significance.
B)practical significance.
C)descriptive statistics.
D)meta-analysis.

Question 51

This technique for studying the brain occurs after the death of the individual,and relates function prior to death to observable brain features after death.

A)postmortem
B)in vivo
C)aspiration lesions
D)cryogenic blockade

Question 52

Every individual in the population of interest has an equal chance of being selected for an experiment.

A)representative sample
B)single-subject design
C)random sample
D)systematic sampling

Question 53

Erica is conducting experimental research in which she is looking at the effect of type of music on intellectual development.What is the independent variable in this example?

A)type of music
B)intellectual development
C)the control group
D)the experimental group

Question 54

In an experimental design,this is often the variable of interest that is being manipulated.

A)extraneous variable
B)independent variable
C)dependent variable
D)confounding variable

Question 55

Which theory of Intelligence emphasizes modularity?

A)Carroll: Three-Stratum Model of Intelligence
B)Gardner: Theory of Multiple Intelligences
C)Sternberg: The Triarchic Theory
D)None of the theories emphasize modularity.

Question 56

This type of study simply looks for a statistical relationship between two or more variables without manipulating the variables of interest.

A)quasi-experimental design
B)multivariate statistics
C)correlation
D)experimental design

Question 57

James was interested in a new study technique and whether it would have an impact on the retention of information when compared to a traditional study method.James had the experimental group,with the new study technique,study psychology,while the other group,with the old technique,studied Greek.In this example,the type of material (psychology versus Greek)would be an example of (a)____.

A)antithesis
B)confounding variable
C)random sample
D)representative sample

Question 58

The sample,when compared to the population,does a good job of reflecting many of the characteristics of the population.

A)systematic sampling
B)cross-sectional design
C)random sample
D)representative sample

Question 59

Erica is conducting experimental research in which she is looking at the effect of type of music on intellectual development.What is the dependent variable in this example?

A)type of music
B)intellectual development
C)the control group
D)the experimental group

Question 60

Christia is in the process of developing a research idea.She currently is reviewing various _____,which consists of explanatory principles for the phenomenon of interest.

A)correlational studies
B)dependent variables
C)hypotheses
D)theories

Question 61

This theme of cognitive psychology deals with how we discover truth about ourselves and the world.Is it through the use of reason and logic or is it through observing and testing what we can sense?

A)rationalism versus empiricism
B)biological versus behavioral methods
C)structures versus processes
D)nature versus nurture

Question 62

_____ is an interdisciplinary approach (e.g. ,artificial intelligence,linguistic,etc. )to the study of the mind.

A)Multidisciplinary Approach to the Mind (MAM)
B)Cognitive consortium
C)Cognitive science
D)Cognitive psychology

Question 63

This major theme for cognitive psychology is in terms of how we acquire information about cognitive processes.Should we study the brain directly or should we look at performance on cognitive tasks?

A)biological versus behavioral methods
B)validity of inferences versus ecological validity
C)nature versus nurture
D)rationalism versus empiricism

Question 64

This major theme for cognitive psychology is whether research should focus on fundamental cognitive processes or focus on research that has more of a practical application.

A)domain generality versus domain specificity
B)structures versus processes
C)applied versus basic research
D)rationalism versus empiricism

Question 65

Describe the basic premise behind behaviorism and point out what weaknesses led
to the cognitive revolution.

Question 66

Santiago says that in order to understand cognitive processes we need to look directly at the brain to see how it functions.Ayami disagrees and says that we need to look at how people perform on various cognitive tasks.This disagreement is an example of

A)biological versus behavioral methods.
B)validity of inferences versus ecological validity.
C)nature versus nurture.
D)rationalism versus empiricism.

Question 67

__________ take(s)into account human limits when modeling cognitive functions/processes in a program.

A)Computer simulations
B)Ecological programming
C)Artificial intelligence
D)Cognitive science

Question 68

This major theme of cognitive psychology deals with what factors contribute/influence who we are.To what extent is it our genetic inheritance or our surrounding environment?

A)structures versus processes
B)nature versus nurture
C)biological versus behavioral methods
D)rationalism versus empiricism

Question 69

Explain the terms dialectic,thesis,and antithesis and how they relate to each other.

Question 70

What is one of many ways in which cognitive performance by computers differs from such performance by humans?

A)Most computers use parallel processing,whereas humans often use serial processing.
B)Most computers use serial processing,whereas humans often also use parallel processing.
C)There are no differences in cognitive ability;only in the way each carries out tasks.
D)Computers' cognitive abilities are much more complex than human cognitive Abilities,and therefore there is no one explanation.

Question 71

Ecological validity refers to the degree to which lab data hold true when altered to account for

A)ecological differences between the lab and the outside environment.
B)the degree to which data gathered in a lab will apply outside the lab,given the influences of the environment on cognitive activity.
C)the accuracy of predictions of how test subjects will react when placed in an environment with different ecological relationships.
D)the effect ecological changes have on the behavior of organisms in the particular environment.

Question 72

In psychological research,conducting lesions on the brain can be seen as an example of which of the key issues within the field of cognitive psychology?

A)nature versus nurture
B)rationalism versus empiricism
C)structure versus processes
D)applied versus basic research

Question 73

Define the rationalist and empiricist positions.

Question 74

Santiago and Ayami disagree on the direction of their research lab.Santiago is simply interested in a particular phenomenon and wants to study it for knowledge sake;Ayami,however,wants to be able to take what is learned and use it in practical applications.Their disagreement is an example of

A)nature versus nurture.
B)rationalism versus empiricism.
C)structure versus processes.
D)applied versus basic research.

Question 75

Briefly summarize each of the antecedents to cognitive psychology;include the paradigms' founders and main tenets or beliefs in your discussion.

Question 76

This theme of cognitive psychology is whether one should use carefully controlled experiments or use techniques that would allow one to observe the behaviors as they naturally occur.

A)structures versus processes
B)validity of inferences versus ecological validity
C)nature versus nurture
D)domain generality versus domain specificity

Question 77

The issues for this theme of cognitive psychology is whether we should focus on the content of the human mind or if we should focus on the processes of human thinking.

A)rationalism versus empiricism
B)domain generality versus domain specificity
C)structures versus processes
D)nature versus nurture

Question 78

Mrs.M had difficulties with managing relationships.She was paranoid about anything that was said and often interpreted comments as an attack on her or her family.These symptoms and others were studied by a therapist for years and then were written up to help others understand her particular constellation of symptoms.This would be an example of a

A)naturalistic observation
B)psychobiological research
C)case study
D)self-report

Question 79

Briefly summarize the seven major themes for cognitive psychology.

Question 80

This major theme of cognitive psychology looks at to what extent we use highly controlled experiments versus naturalistic techniques.

A)biological versus behavioral methods
B)validity of inferences versus ecological validity
C)rationalism versus empiricism
D)structures versus processes