Cognitive Psychology (intro)

1. According to the definition given in class, what is cognition?

• To know, to learn, to think

• To fight, to flight, to feed

• To learn, to act, to feel

• Not this one

What do we mean by "mental processes are not a black box"?

Which approach did Cognitive Psychology evolve from?

• Constructivism

• Cognitivism

• Behaviorism

• Individualism

What are some objective study methods that are used in Cognitive Psychology? (Select all that apply)

• Self reported data

• fMRI

• Observing behaviors and analyzing observations

• PET scan

Name 1 Cognitive or Mental process

What name does Piaget give to the process of incorporation of new information into an existing schema?

• Accommodation

• Addition

• Assimilation

• Fixation