Question 1

What type of information is useful in identifying instances in which a person has distorted memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  intrusions rather than accuracy
B)  strictly accuracy
C)  skewed response times
D)  formative interference

Question 2

Empirical observations are those that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rely on observation,experimentation,or measurement
B)  characterize an entire set of research data
C)  are conducted in a field setting outside the laboratory
D)  compare people of different ages at a given moment in time

Question 3

In cognition,STM almost always refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory terminal memory
B)  short-term memory
C)  salience to me
D)  standard theory of memory

Question 4

Describe the differences among reductionism,structuralism,and functionalism.

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Question 5

If we hear a complaint that experimental psychology research lacks ecological validity,the person is complaining that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the research is not representative of real-world situations
B)  the research lacks sufficient precision
C)  the research lacks an appropriate comparison group
D)  we are attempting to understand complex phenomena by breaking them down into their components

Question 6

The behaviorist manifesto is associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hull
B)  Watson
C)  Skinner
D)  Tolman

Question 7

The interdisciplinary development of cognitive psychology is called _______.

Accepted Answer

(COGNITIVE...

Question 8

Identify a key assumption of the analysis of response time data.

Accepted Answer

(LONGER TI...

Question 9

Most associated with the method of savings is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hermann von Ebbinghaus
B)  William James
C)  Wilhelm Wundt
D)  B.F.Skinner

Question 10

Low-frequency words produce faster RTs than high-frequency words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Our awareness of our own cognition and knowledge and insight into its workings is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  response time
B)  attention
C)  self-actualization
D)  metacognition

Question 12

Which is NOT a characteristic of behaviorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific study of behavior
B)  focus on observable,quantifiable behavior
C)  antimentalist
D)  the first major school of thought in experimental psychology

Question 13

The "standard model of memory" refers to an information-processing model of human cognition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An approach that asks the questions "What is it for?" and "How does it adapt?" is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism
B)  structuralism
C)  empiricism
D)  reductionism

Question 15

__________ is the mental processes of acquiring and retaining information for later retrieval and the mental storage system that enables the processes of encoding,storage,and retrieval.

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Question 16

Which of the following was NOT a challenge to the behaviorist approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  language
B)  attention
C)  vigilance
D)  S-R learning

Question 17

How do some psychologists describe the transition from behaviorism to cognitivism?

Accepted Answer

A)  a revolution
B)  a regression
C)  a simple relabeling
D)  a tragedy

Question 18

__________ believed that observable,quantifiable behavior is the proper topic of psychology,not the fuzzy and unscientific concepts of thoughts,mind,and consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wundt
B)  Watson
C)  Ebbinghaus
D)  James

Question 19

If something is generalizable to real-world situations,it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is pragmatic
B)  acquires an air of confidence
C)  has ecological validity
D)  no longer is basic science

Question 20

The concept of channel capacity,while important for information processing,is not as relevant for cognitive psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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