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MIND, 7TH EDITION BY DANIEL REISBERG A+
CHAPTER 1 The Science of the Mind
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.1. Describe the scope and goals of cognitive psychology.
1.2. Understand the case of H.M., and the many ways that memory influences our lives.
1.3. Describe the limitations of introspection as a method for scientific inquiry.
1.4. Compare and contrast classical (Watsonian) behaviorism and cognitive psychology.
1.5. Kant’s “transcendental method” is sometimes called “inference to best explanation.”
Explain this method and how it works.
1.6. Describe the role, in the emergence of cognitive psychology, that was played by
computer science and the develop- ment of “computer intelligence.”
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following topics is NOT commonly studied within cognitive psychology?
a. anger management
b. decision making
c. memory
d. Attention
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ: 1.1 MSC:
Understanding
2. Cognitive processes are NOT necessary for which daily activity?
a. reading a newspaper
b. studying for a test
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c. talking on the phone
d. breathing
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. Alyssa wants to be a psychologist but is unsure which topic within psychology most
interests her. Which of the following topics would be LEAST likely to lead her into cognitive
psychology?
a. amnesia
b. language acquisition
c. Lyme disease
d. problem-solving strategies
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Scope of Cognitive Psychology OBJ: 1.1 MSC:
Applying
4. Consider the sequence “Betsy wanted to bring Jacob a present. She shook her piggy
bank.” Most people, after hearing this sequence, believe Betsy was checking her piggy bank to
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see if she had money to spend on the gift. This inference about Betsy’s goals depends on the fact
that
a. our previous knowledge fills in background information whenever we’re understanding
an event or conversation.
b. readers are likely to know someone named Jacob.
c. English, unlike other languages, requires speakers to mention all of the people involved
in an event.
d. the individual sentences are short.
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Broad Role for Memory OBJ: 1.1 MSC:
Understanding
5. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to apply to patient H.M.?
a. “He cannot remember what he did earlier today, including events that took place just an
hour ago.”
b. “He read this story last month, but he was still surprised by how the story turned out.”
c. “Even though he has encountered the nurse many times, he is still unable to recognize
her.”
d. “He remembered that it was only a week ago that he’d heard the sad news that his uncle
had died.”
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