Cognitive Psychology Quiz

What assumption do cognitive psychologists make about behavior?

• Behavior is the result of information processing

• Behavior is determined by genetics

• Behavior is influenced by social factors

• Behavior is random and unpredictable

What is the main idea behind cognitive explanations of behavior?

• People actively try to make sense of their environment

• Behavior is solely determined by genetics

• Behavior is a result of unconscious desires

• People have no control over their behavior

How might a cognitive psychologist explain atypical behaviors like phobias?

• As a result of faulty processing of information about threats

• As a result of genetic predisposition

• As a result of traumatic experiences

• As a result of social conditioning

What are schemas in cognitive psychology?

• Ways of organizing knowledge and experience into templates

• Unconscious desires that influence behavior

• Inherited traits that determine behavior

• Processes for manipulating information

What is the main aim of cognitive psychology?

• To specify the different information processing modules in the human mind

• To study the influence of genetics on behavior

• To analyze unconscious desires

• To understand the impact of social factors on behavior

How do cognitive psychologists study human behavior?

• Using objective, controlled, scientific methods

• Using qualitative research methods

• Using introspection and self-reporting

• Using observational studies

What type of research involves comparing the performance of people with brain damage to uninjured people?

• Case studies

• Correlational studies

• Experimental studies

• Observational studies

What did the experiment by Craik and Tulving (1975) on levels of processing suggest?

• Deeper processing of information leads to more durable memory traces

• Shallow processing of information leads to more durable memory traces

• Processing of information has no effect on memory traces

• Memory traces are solely determined by genetics

What is a strength of the cognitive approach?

• Emphasis on scientific methods

• In-depth analysis of unconscious desires

• Consideration of social factors

• Focus on genetic influences

What is a potential criticism of the cognitive approach?

• Over-reliance on the computer metaphor

• Lack of consideration for genetics

• Lack of experimental research

• Neglect of social factors