Question 1

Briefly explain the differences in Plato and Aristotle's approaches to acquiring knowledge.Be sure to include the concepts of induction/deduction and rationalism/empiricism.

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Question 2

Give an example from your own life in which you were classically conditioned.

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Question 3

Identify some behavior of interest.Come up with a number of different hypotheses that might explain the behavior.For each hypothesis,include evidence that would support and evidence that would not support each hypothesis.

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List three of the different research methods used by psychologists,as mentioned in the chapter,and describe how they differ from one another.

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Question 5

Explain how Ebbinghaus's idea of rehearsal aids in learning in a classroom.

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Question 6

What if cognitive processes did not interact with each other? Provide some examples of how our (cognitive)lives would be different-what would be the implications?

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If you were working for a company developing a new customer response system,explain what the advantages and disadvantages would be in terms of using a program based on artificial intelligence versus a computer simulation.

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Question 8

Briefly describe a correlational study and an experiment and then compare and contrast the two types of designs.

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Question 9

René Descartes and John Locke had differing views of the relationship between mind and body.What is your position? Support your position,using specific references to each of their theories.

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Question 10

Design an experiment looking at study habits.Make sure to include the following terms: hypothesis,control group,experimental group,independent variable,dependent variable,extraneous variables.

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Question 11

Both artificial intelligence programs and humans can be seen as processors of information.What are the similarities and differences between these two in terms of handling information?

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Question 12

How might research that is "basic" in the short run become practical and applied in the long run? Give an example.

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Choose one of the research designs addressed in the text and describe it.Then outline a cognitive-psychological experiment to illustrate your chosen design.

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Question 14

Cognition is generally adaptive.Use forgetting as a potential example and explain how it is adaptive.

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Explain the advantages that both applied and basic research have for society.

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Quiz 1: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology