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Chapter 8: Cognitive Processes

Karina Lozano 12 questions Updated 18 Jan 2017

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  1. 1According to the logic of Donders's analysis,
    1. ACategorization is among the hardest mental processes.
    2. BIt should always take longer to draw a capital C than a capital V.
    3. CExtra mental steps often result in more time to complete a task.
    4. DReaction time is useful for understanding the order of mental processes.
  2. 2When Jerry goes with friends to a fast-food restaurant, they each wait in a different line to see who gets to the counter first. That's a good example of __________ processing.
    1. ASerial
    2. BAutomatic
    3. CParallel
    4. DAmbiguity
  3. 3Lauren can juggle and talk at the same time. Warren cannot. It sounds as if juggling is more of a(n) __________ process for Lauren than for Warren.
    1. AControlled
    2. BAutomatic
    3. CParallel
    4. DSerial
  4. 4A friend walks up to you and says, "Remember what I said yesterday? Well, forget about it." If you understand all of this, it's because your friend has made an appropriate assessment of common ground based on
    1. ACopresence for actions.
    2. BPerceptual copresence.
    3. CCommunity membership.
    4. DLinguistic membership.
  5. 5Research has demonstrated that __________ can learn the meanings of plastic symbols without any explicit training.
    1. AVervet monkeys
    2. BOrangutans
    3. CChimpanzees
    4. DBonobos
  6. 6The hypothesis of linguistic relativity suggests that
    1. ALanguages can carve up the color spectrum in any way they choose.
    2. BThe languages individuals speak affect the way they think about the world.
    3. CPeople have evolved to use languages with greater complexity than other species.
    4. DSome languages do not allow people to engage in audience design.
  7. 7Research using fMRI scans suggest that lying draws heavily on the brain areas responsible for __________ and __________.
    1. AAggression; planning
    2. BEmotion; pattern recognition
    3. CPlanning; emotion
    4. DAmbiguity resolution; aggression
  8. 8Suppose you study a text that inserts you into the middle of a room with objects around you. It should take you the least time to verify that object that is
    1. AIn front of you.
    2. BBehind you.
    3. COn your left side.
    4. DOn your right side.
  9. 9A(n) __________ is not one component of the definition of a problem space.
    1. AAlgorithm
    2. BSet of operations
    3. CGoal state
    4. DInitial state
  10. 10When you are engaging in __________ reasoning, you should be wary of a(n) __________.
    1. AInductive; algorithm
    2. BInductive; mental set
    3. CDeductive; premise
    4. DDeductive; think-aloud protocol

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Chapter 8: Cognitive Processes Textbook Quiz for Psych 1020
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