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Everyday Experience) exam with correct answers
Attention, perception, memory, and decision making are all different types of mental
processes in which the mind engages. These are known as different types of:
a. models
b. cognition
c. reaction times
d. savings - answer-b. cognition
Reaction time refers to the time between the ________ of a stimulus and a person's
response to it.
a. perception
b. mental awareness c.disappearance d.presentation - answer-d. presentation
The branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind is called:
a. Cognitive Psychology
b. Introspection
c. Behaviorism
d. Memory consolidation - answer-a. cognitive psychology
The founder of the first laboratory of scientific psychology was:
a. Franciscus Donders.
b. Hermann von c.Helmholtz.
d. Wilhelm Wundt.
e. Hermann Ebbinghaus. - answer-c. Wilhem Wundt
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The procedure in which trained participants describe their experiences and thought
processes in response to stimuli presented under controlled conditions is known as:
a. information processing
b. analytic introspection.
c. functional analysis
d. behavioral analysis - answer-b. analytic introspection
Which of the following psychologists is known for research on operant conditioning?
a. Franciscus Donders
b. Wilhelm Wundt
c. John Watson
d. B.F. Skinner - answer-d. B.F. Skinner
Regarding children's language development, Noam Chomsky noted that children generate
many sentences they have never heard before. From this, he concluded that language
development is driven largely by:
a. inborn programming.
b. cultural influences. c.classical conditioning. d. operant conditioning - answer-b. cultural
influences
The field that studies how to make machines behave in ways that are intelligent if a human
were so behaving is known as:
a. cognitive psychology.
b. behaviorism.
c. artificial intelligence.
d. flow diagramming. - answer-c. artificial intelligence
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According to your text, the behavioral approach to the study of the mind involves:
a. measuring the relation between stimulation and brain processes.
b. controlling behavior by presenting positive reinforcements.
c.measuring the relation between stimuli and behavior.
d. controlling behavior by presenting negative reinforcements. - answer-c. measuring the
relation between stimuli and behavior.
The process during which information is strengthened and transformed into a strong
memory that is resistant to interference is known as:
a. savings.
b. memory consolidation. - answer-b. memory consolidation
The study of the physiological basis of cognition is known as:
a. cognitive psychology.
b. neuroscience.
c. cognitive neuroscience.
d. neuropsychology. - answer-c. cognitive neuroscience
The key structural components of neurons are:
a. cell body, dendrites, and transmitters.
b. axon, dendrites, and modules.
c. cell body, dendrites, and axon.
d. transmitters, dendrites, and axon. - answer-c. cell body, dendrites, and axon.
A synapse is:
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