Cognitive Psychology Impact on History

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What is the main focus of cognitive psychology?

  • Investigating only memory loss
  • Analyzing external behaviors
  • Focusing on physical actions
  • Studying thoughts and their relationship to experiences and actions (correct)

How did cognitive psychology view introspection as a method of investigation?

  • Rejected it as a valid method (correct)
  • Used it occasionally to study behavior
  • Included it as the only method used
  • Accepted it as a valid method

Who is associated with leading the Cognitive Revolution in psychology?

  • Sigmund Freud
  • Noam Chomsky (correct)
  • B.F. Skinner
  • Ivan Pavlov

What contributed to cognitive psychology becoming a major field?

<p>World War II strategies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of the mind does cognitive psychology primarily focus on?

<p>Internal mental states (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does cognitive psychology differ from behaviorist psychology?

<p>It studies thoughts and their relationship to experiences (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is Noam Chomsky mentioned in relation to cognitive psychology?

<p>As a leading figure in the Cognitive Revolution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way did cognitive psychology contribute to the nature-nurture debate?

<p>It emphasized the interplay between innate capacities and learning experiences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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