Question 1

Historical reports suggest that ________ read ________'s book and set out to figure out how to scientifically study the mind using objective methods.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ebbinghaus, Wundt
B)   Wundt, Titchner
C)   James, Wundt
D)   Titchner, WatsonE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) A

Question 2

The goal of structuralism was to understand how the mind worked and how it adapted to new circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The attempt to understand complex events by breaking them down into their components is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Donald Hebb was influential in advancing the area of cognitive neuroscience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"The Organization of Behaviour" is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)   Skinner
B)   Hebb
C)   Watson
D)   JamesE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

William James had a personal distaste of experimentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The cognitive revolution:

Accepted Answer

A)   Occured when Wundt opened the first psychology laboratory
B)   Was a reaction to the information-processing approach
C)   Was a gradual process that occurred over a few decades.
D)   Occurred rapidly as a reaction to behaviourismE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Donald Hebb criticized reigning theories of learning and perception as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Placing too much emphasis on animal behaviour
B)   Placing too much emphasis on neural processes
C)   Being too concerned with vision and audition
D)   Being unable to handle thought adequatelyE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following had the "narrowest" view of topics acceptable to the field of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wundt
B)   James
C)   Titchner
D)   WarrenE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

Early philosophers did not consider the nature of thought and memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 11

Briefly summarize structuralism, functualism, and behaviourism. For each paradigm, identify the founder and describe the main beliefs.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Explain how Ebbinghaus' idea of "savings" could be adapted to help you learn course material.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

The essence of Chomsky's review of Skinner's "verbal behavior" book was that Skinner:

Accepted Answer

A)   Failed to supply an adequate computer model of verbal learning
B)   Relied too heavily on animal models
C)   Failed to consider the role of attention
D)   Was a mere terminological revision, in which terms borrowed from the laboratory were used in the full vagueness of their ordinary usageE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following was a challenge to the behaviourist approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   Conditioning
B)   Skinner
C)   Instinctive behaviour
D)   Stimulus-Response learningE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

If we hear a complaint that our research lacks ecological validity. The person is complaining that:

Accepted Answer

A)   It is not representative of real-world situations
B)   Our research lacks sufficient precision
C)   Our research lacks an appropriate comparison group
D)   We are attempting to understand complex phenomena by breaking them down into their componentsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

It is broadly accepted that behaviourist accounts of language are seriously flawed. Why? (Note: Be sure to evaluate more than just Chomsky's response to Skinner.)

Accepted Answer

Along with Chomsky's criticism...

Question 17

Before studying language, Chomsky was an influential behaviourist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following methods was used in structuralism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Introspection
B)   Measuring reaction time
C)   Conditioning
D)   Stimuls-response learningE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Although pigs can be trained to pick up wooden coins and deposit them in a piggy bank in return for a food reward, they will often start "rutting" or "rooting"
By pushing the wooden token with their nose. This was a problem for

Accepted Answer

A)   Behaviourism
B)   Functionalism
C)   Cognitive psychology
D)   Gestalt psychologyE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Titchner established the first psychological laboratory
B)   Wundt's student Titchner advocated the approach known as Structuralism
C)   Wundt believed strongly that the proper topic for psychology was observable behaviour in real world experiences
D)   Wundt advocated the approach known as FunctionalismE) All of the above
F) B) and D) B

Exam 1: Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Historical reports suggest that ________ read ________'s book and set out to figure out how to scientifically study the mind using objective methods.

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The goal of structuralism was to understand how the mind worked and how it adapted to new circumstances.

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The attempt to understand complex events by breaking them down into their components is called the ________.

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Donald Hebb was influential in advancing the area of cognitive neuroscience.

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"The Organization of Behaviour" is associated with:

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William James had a personal distaste of experimentation.

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The cognitive revolution:

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Donald Hebb criticized reigning theories of learning and perception as:

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Which of the following had the "narrowest" view of topics acceptable to the field of psychology?

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Early philosophers did not consider the nature of thought and memory.

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Briefly summarize structuralism, functualism, and behaviourism. For each paradigm, identify the founder and describe the main beliefs.

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Explain how Ebbinghaus' idea of "savings" could be adapted to help you learn course material.

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The essence of Chomsky's review of Skinner's "verbal behavior" book was that Skinner:

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Which of the following was a challenge to the behaviourist approach?

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If we hear a complaint that our research lacks ecological validity. The person is complaining that:

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It is broadly accepted that behaviourist accounts of language are seriously flawed. Why? (Note: Be sure to evaluate more than just Chomsky's response to Skinner.)

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Before studying language, Chomsky was an influential behaviourist.

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Which of the following methods was used in structuralism?

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Although pigs can be trained to pick up wooden coins and deposit them in a piggy bank in return for a food reward, they will often start "rutting" or "rooting" By pushing the wooden token with their nose. This was a problem for

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