Quiz Chapter 1 and 2 Flashcards
Cognitive processes are NOT necessary for which daily activity?
breathing
In cognition, as in other sciences, we develop claims that can be tested. These claims are generally referred to as
hypotheses
Modern psychology turned away from behaviorism in its classic form for many reasons, including the fact that
classical behaviorism failed to consider the mental processes underlying cognition
The process of taking observable information and inferring a cause is known as
the transcendental method
One important difference between classical behaviorism and cognitive psychology is that cognitive psychology
argues that unobservable mental states can be scientifically studied
The branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of knowledge is
cognitive psychology
Contemporary cognitive psychologists are MOST interested in examining the relationship between ________ and ________.
cognitive processes; behavior
Research has suggested that, among its other functions, the amygdala serve as a(n)
“emotional evaluator” or threat detector
The cerebral cortex makes up the surface of what brain structure?
forebrain
Mike has damage to his hindbrain. He is likely to experience problems with which of the following?
rhythm of breathing, level of alertness, and posture
Which of the following is not included in the limbic system?
cerebellum
Which lobe or cortex is closest to someone’s forehead?
frontal
The corpus callosum is a large
commissure
A CT or computerized axial tomography scan
uses X-rays to study the living brainʻs anatomy
A neuron is
one of the individual cells within the nervous system
