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What is the primary focus of Cognitive Psychology?
What is the primary focus of Cognitive Psychology?
- The study of mental disorders
- The study of emotions
- The scientific study of mental processes (correct)
- The study of intelligence
What is the key characteristic that distinguishes thinking from other mental activities?
What is the key characteristic that distinguishes thinking from other mental activities?
- Involves mental representations
- Requires attention
- Results in the generation of ideas
- All of the above (correct)
Which of the following mental activities is not considered thinking?
Which of the following mental activities is not considered thinking?
- Decision-making
- Memory encoding (correct)
- Reasoning
- Problem-solving
What is the primary outcome of thinking?
What is the primary outcome of thinking?
What is the term for the mental activity that involves working with mental representations and planning behaviors?
What is the term for the mental activity that involves working with mental representations and planning behaviors?
What is the primary characteristic of System 1 according to the dual-process theory?
What is the primary characteristic of System 1 according to the dual-process theory?
Which brain regions are associated with System 1?
Which brain regions are associated with System 1?
What is the primary difference between System 1 and System 2?
What is the primary difference between System 1 and System 2?
What is an example of a behavior that relies on System 1?
What is an example of a behavior that relies on System 1?
What is the characteristic of System 1 that is independent of general intelligence and working memory?
What is the characteristic of System 1 that is independent of general intelligence and working memory?
What is the evolutionary characteristic of System 1?
What is the evolutionary characteristic of System 1?
What type of thinking is described as being conscious and effortful?
What type of thinking is described as being conscious and effortful?
Which brain structures are involved in supporting System 2 thinking?
Which brain structures are involved in supporting System 2 thinking?
What type of problem-solving requires the application of learned facts and sustained attention?
What type of problem-solving requires the application of learned facts and sustained attention?
What is the characteristic of System 2 thinking that involves being aware of the content in your mind?
What is the characteristic of System 2 thinking that involves being aware of the content in your mind?
Which type of thinking is described as being slower and more reason-based?
Which type of thinking is described as being slower and more reason-based?
What type of problem-solving requires the recall and generation of learned facts?
What type of problem-solving requires the recall and generation of learned facts?
