TEST BANK FOR COGNITION BINDER READY VERSION 9TH EDITION By MATLIN
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CHAPTER 3: Perceptual Processes II: Attention and Consciousness
3-1. According to your textbook’s introduction to Chapter 3, attention
a. relies exclusively on bottom-up processing.
b. uses both top-down and bottom-up processing.
c. is a time-consuming but highly accurate cognitive process...
,Cognition 9e Test Bank Chapter 1 Introduction Page 1 of 43
CHAPTER 1: An Introduction to
Cognitive Psychology
1-1. Which term or phrase is closest in meaning to the term “cognition”?
a. Emotion
b. Mental activity
c. Behavior
d. Social activity
Answer: b
Section Ref: What Is Cognitive Psychology?
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: 1.1
Objective text: Define the term “cognition” and the goals of a cognitive psychologist
Bloom’s Level: Knowledge
1-2. Suppose that a psychologist writes an article on children’s acquisition of gender
stereotypes. Which of the following article titles would be most consistent with the
cognitive approach?
a. “How parents’ reinforcement of behaviors shapes stereotypes”
b. “The effects of classical conditioning on children’s emotional reactions to gender
stereotypes”
c. “How early emotional reactions to parents influence later gender stereotypes”
d. “Children’s memory for gender-consistent information”
Answer: d
Section Ref: What Is Cognitive Psychology?
Difficulty: Medium
Objective: 1.1
Objective text: Define the term “cognition” and the goals of a cognitive psychologist
Bloom’s Level: Application
,Cognition 9e Test Bank Chapter 1 Introduction Page 2 of 43
1-3. Suppose that you are writing a paper about cognitive processes in people who are
depressed. Which of the following topics would be most relevant for your paper?
a. Observations of social interactions between people with depression.
b. The effects of vitamin supplements on the activity level of people with depression.
c. The ability of depressed individuals to recall people’s names.
d. The relationship between childhood experiences and current adjustment in people
with depression.
Answer: c
Section Ref: What Is Cognitive Psychology?
Difficulty: Medium
Objective: 1.1
Objective text: Define the term “cognition” and the goals of a cognitive psychologist
Bloom’s Level: Application
1-4. John is reading his Cognitive Psychology textbook. He notices that his stomach is
grumbling, but he thinks, “I will finish this section of the chapter and then go to lunch.”
John’s thought illustrates the cognitive process of _______.
a. pattern recognition
b. memory
c. imagery
d. decision making
Answer: d
Section Ref: What Is Cognitive Psychology?
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: 1.1
Objective text: Define the term “cognition” and the goals of a cognitive psychologist
Bloom’s Level: Comprehension
, Cognition 9e Test Bank Chapter 1 Introduction Page 3 of 43
1-5. Suppose that several psychologists want to explore interpersonal interactions during
adulthood. Which of the following topics would be most consistent with the cognitive
approach?
a. “How do early childhood experiences contribute to the development of love
relationships during adulthood?”
b. “Can interpersonal attraction be influenced by classical conditioning?”
c. “When meeting someone for the first time, what attribute does a person perceive
most quickly, gender or ethnicity?”
d. “Do people spend less time with depressed individuals, as opposed to nondepressed
individuals?”
Answer: c
Section Ref: What Is Cognitive Psychology?
Difficulty: Medium
Objective: 1.1
Objective text: Define the term “cognition” and the goals of a cognitive psychologist
Bloom’s Level: Application
1-6. What does the introductory chapter conclude about the influence of cognitive approaches
on other areas of psychology?
a. Cognitive psychology has had very little influence on areas outside traditional
experimental psychology.
b. Cognitive psychology has influenced experiments in some research-oriented areas
of psychology, but it has not yet had an impact on applied areas.
c. Cognitive psychology has influenced disciplines that are concerned with the
behavior of humans as individuals, but it has not yet influenced the areas of
psychology concerned with social interactions.
d. Cognitive psychology has had an important impact on a variety of areas throughout
psychology.
Answer: d
Section Ref: What Is Cognitive Psychology?
Difficulty: Medium
Objective: 1.1
Objective text: Define the term “cognition” and the goals of a cognitive psychologist
Bloom’s Level: Analysis
1-7. Chapter 1 of your Cognition textbook discusses the status of cognitive psychology.
According to this discussion, the cognitive approach
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