Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

What is cognitive psychology?

• The study of behavior and its relation to the brain

• The study of how people think and process information

• The study of social interactions and group dynamics

• The study of personality and individual differences

Which philosophical approach influenced cognitive psychology?

• Rationalism

• Empiricism

• Behaviorism

• Structuralism

Who believed that knowledge is acquired through thinking and logical analysis?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Skinner

• Pavlov

Which perspective emphasizes the relationship between observable behavior and environmental events?

• Cognitive psychology

• Gestalt psychology

• Behaviorism

• Structuralism

Classical conditioning is associated with which behaviorist?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Skinner

• Pavlov

What did B.F. Skinner believe could explain all forms of behavior?

• Classical conditioning

• Operant conditioning

• Cognitive processes

• Genetic factors

What was the main focus of behaviorism?

• Internal mental processes

• Social interactions

• Observable behavior

• Genetic factors

Which approach in psychology views phenomena as organized, structured wholes?

• Cognitive psychology

• Gestalt psychology

• Behaviorism

• Structuralism

The cognitive revolution in psychology occurred in which decade?

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1950s

What does cognitivism emphasize in understanding human behavior?

• Social interactions

• Observable behavior

• Internal mental processes

• Genetic factors