COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY EXAM BANK QUESTIONS
AND RIGHT ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 - 2025
The, example, at, the, beginning, of, the, book,, in, which, Raphael, talks, to, his, friend, on, a, cell, phone,
on, his, way, to, class,, was, used, to, illustrate, how
a., cognitive, psychologists, study, problem, solving, in, adults.
b., several, different, cognitive, processes, can, take, place, at, one, time.
c., human, cognition, is, affected, by, emotional, events.
d., both, physiology, and, behavior, is, important, to, the, study, of, cognition., ANS, -several, different,
cognitive, processes, can, take, place, at, one, time
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., ANS, -cognition
The, branch, of, psychology, concerned, with, the, scientific, study, of, the, mind, is, called
a., cognitive, psychology.
b., introspection.
c., behaviorism.
d., memory, consolidation., ANS, -cognitive, psychology
Donders', main, reason, for, doing, his, choice, reaction, time, experiment, was, to, study
a., sensation.
b., childhood, attachment, styles.
c., decision, making.
d., personality, development., ANS, -decision, making
, By, comparing, reaction, times, across, different, tasks,, Donders, was, able, to, conclude, how, long, the,
mind, needs, to, perform, a, certain, cognitive, task., Donders, interpreted, the, difference, in, reaction,
time, between, the, simple, and, choice, conditions, of, his, experiment, as, indicating, how, long, it, took, to
a., perceive, the, stimulus.
b., process, the, stimulus.
c., attend, to, the, stimulus.
d., make, a, decision, about, the, stimulus., ANS, -make, a, decision, about, the, stimulus
The, main, point, of, the, Donders', reaction, time, experiments, was, to
a., show, that, reaction, times, can, be, measured, accurately.
b., measure, the, amount, of, time, it, takes, to, make, a, decision.
c., determine, differences, in, the, way, people, react, to, stimuli.
d., show, that, our, cognitions, are, often, based, on, unconscious, inferences., ANS, -measure, the, amount,
of, time, it, takes, to, make, a, decision
In, Donders', experiment, on, decision, making,, when, participants, were, asked, to, press, a, button, upon,
presentation, of, a, light,, they, were, engaged, in, a
a., reaction, time, task.
b., simple, reaction, time, task.
c., choice, reaction, time, task.
d., presentation, task., ANS, -simple, reaction, time, task
Reaction, time, refers, to, the, time, between, the, of, a, stimulus, and, a, person's, response, to, it.
a., sensation
b., transduction
c., change, in, intensity
d., presentation, ANS, -presentation
In, Donders', experiment, on, decision, making,, when, participants, were, asked, to, press, one, button, if,
the, light, on, the, left, was, illuminated, and, another, button, if, the, light, on, the, right, was, illuminated,,
they, were, engaged, in, a