Question 1

Which of the following were, in general, most involved in theory building rather than pure atheoretic data collection?

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A)   B.F. Skinner
B)   Verbal learning theorists
C)   Hull
D)   Ebbinghaus

Question 2

This notion deals with what factors contribute to and influence who we are. To what extent is it inborn factors or environmental experiences:

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A)   Nature vs. nurture
B)   Structure vs. processes
C)   Rationalism vs. empiricism
D)   Structuralism vs. behaviourism

Question 3

Mental processes:

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A)   Can occur automatically and rapidly
B)   Can occur automatically but are usually slow
C)   Never occur automatically
D)   Always occur with full conscious awareness

Question 4

Which is true of behaviourism?

Accepted Answer

A)   The scientific study of behaviour
B)   Focus on both observable and unobservable behaviour
C)   They linked the mind with behaviour
D)   They were interested in the structure of the mind

Question 5

Judge Jane Smith will not allow circumstantial evidence to be presented in her court. Instead, Judge Smith allows only evidence that she can see, or observe, to be used in a prosecution. Judge Smith could be referred to as a(n) :

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A)   Empiricist
B)   Rationalist
C)   Philosopher
D)   Reductionist

Question 6

Signal detection theory developed from the work of World War II psychologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which is NOT a fundamental assumption of cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Humans are active information processors
B)   Mental processes can be studied scientifically
C)   Mental processes exist
D)   Tabula rasa

Question 8

What are the four major assumptions of cognitive psychology? Explain why each is considered important.

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1) Mental processes exist → Why? History...

Question 9

Ebbinghaus:

Accepted Answer

A)   Used many first year students as subjects
B)   Used a "saving score" to measure memory
C)   Used meaningful verbal materials
D)   Used a "saving score" to study reaction time

Question 10

Edward Titchner believed:

Accepted Answer

A)   That nothing worthwhile would come of studying mental processes
B)   That mental illness, educational applications, and social psychology were "impure" because they could not be studied with introspective methods
C)   That the appropriate goal for psychology was the objective assessment of association formation
D)   That the functions of consciousness, rather than its structure, were of interest

Question 11

Chomsky's review of Skinner's book:

Accepted Answer

A)   Illustrated the shortcomings of the behaviourist account of language
B)   Praised Skinner for including mental processes in his account of language
C)   Agreed that behaviourism provided a likely explanation for language aquisition
D)   Stated that behaviourism explained most human behaviour, but not language

Question 12

Ideas that have a ________ status in cognitive psychology are above and beyond any particular theory, and are so central to the discipline that they are assumed to be true.

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Question 13

Donald Hebb is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)   The Misbehavior of Organisms
B)   A History of Experimental Psychology
C)   The Behavior of Organisms
D)   The Organization of Behavior: A Neuropsychological Theory

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental assumption of cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   People are active information processors
B)   Introspective methods allow useful cognitive insights
C)   Mental processes can be studied scientifically
D)   Mental processes exist

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