Cognitive Psychology Quiz

What does the term 'cognition' refer to?

• Acquisition of knowledge

• All of the above

• Transformation of knowledge

• Storage of knowledge

Who is considered the founder of experimental psychology?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• John B. Watson

• Edward Tolman

• Jean Piaget

What is the recency effect in memory?

• Tendency to remember random items in a list

• Tendency to remember the first items in a list

• Tendency to remember the last items in a list

• Tendency to remember the middle items in a list

Which school of psychology focuses on observable behaviors and rejects the study of mental processes?

• Cognitive psychology

• Gestalt psychology

• Behaviorism

• Connectionist approach

What is the concept of mental representation?

• The memories encoded in short-term memory

• The memories encoded in long-term memory

• The memories encoded in working memory

• The memories encoded in sensory memory

What does the Gestalt psychology emphasize?

• The sequential processing of information

• The importance of introspection

• The active organization of perceptions

• The importance of behaviorism

Who is considered the 'father of cognitive psychology'?

• Noam Chomsky

• Ulric Neisser

• Jean Piaget

• John B. Watson

What does the connectionist approach emphasize?

• Cognitive processes as sequential processing

• Cognitive processes as parallel processing

• Cognitive processes as top-down processing

• Cognitive processes as bottom-up processing

What does cognitive neuroscience investigate?

• The biological processes underlying cognition

• The social mechanisms underlying cognition

• The psychological processes underlying cognition

• The environmental processes underlying cognition

What is the theme that emphasizes the interconnectedness of cognitive processes?

• Theme 3

• Theme 2

• Theme 4

• Theme 1