Intro to Cognitive Psych Final Exam Review

Cognitive psychology is....

• one way to study the mind using empirical approaches

• looks at the aquisition, storage, transformation, and usage of knowledge

• the scientific study of mental processes

• all of the above

When are we NOT using cognitive processes?

• when we sleep

• when we do something unconsciously

• a few hours each day

• never

Which is NOT a cognitive process?

• memory

• transcranial magnetic stimulation

• decision making

• language

Whats the difference between cognitive psychology & cognitive neuroscience?

• One is not a true field

• Cognitive psych. cares only about people with mental disorders

• One is focused on the parts of the brain & what cognitive process they do

• Only one is concerned with the brain & it's functioning

Who is known as the "father of cognitive psychology"?

• Ulric Neisser

• Sigmund Freud

• Jean Piaget

• Aristotle

What are the 3 parts to problem solving?

John is faced with a problem at work. Instead of working through the problem, he decides to just try different things randomly until something works. This is known as...

• means-end heuristic

• analogy approach

• anchoring and adjustment heuristic

• trial and error

When we use a solution from a previous problem to help us solve a new problem, we are using the...

• analogy approach

• means-end heuristic

• confirmation bias

• availability heuristic

The belief that "no matter how hard you try, things are never going to change" is known as a....

• growth mindset

• stereotype

• fixed mindset

• insight

Which is known as a lightbulb moment (when solving problems)?

• confirmation bias

• insight problem

• means-end heuristic

• noninsight problem