Unit Focus and Themes Quiz

What does the cognitive perspective focus on?

• Studying physical health

• Studying mental processes

• Studying animal behavior

• Studying historical events

Which of the following is NOT a focus of the cognitive perspective?

• How people think

• How people reason

• How people solve problems

• How people exercise

What was one of the first ways researchers studied thoughts?

• Observation

• Experimentation

• Introspection

• Hypothesis testing

What did participants write down during experiments in early thought studies?

• Numbers and equations

• Ideas, images, and feelings

• Scientific theories

• Historical events

Why was introspection considered too subjective?

• It relied on personal interpretation

• It was too expensive

• It required advanced technology

• It was too time-consuming

What model is used to explain the inner workings of the mind?

• Cognitive Behavioral Model

• Information Processing Model

• Psychoanalytic Model

• Humanistic Model

In the Information Processing Model, what is the brain compared to?

• A calculator

• A computer

• A book

• A machine

What is the first step in the Information Processing Model?

• The brain manipulates the impression

• An impression enters your brain through your senses

• Your brain runs through possible responses

• You carry out a response

What does the brain do after an impression enters through the senses?

• It stores the impression

• It manipulates the impression to give it meaning

• It ignores the impression

• It immediately responds

What are the three basic units of knowledge?

• Concepts, Prototypes, Schematas

• Ideas, Models, Frameworks

• Thoughts, Examples, Patterns

• Theories, Designs, Structures