Introduction to Evolution of Cognitive Psychology

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Which aspect of behaviorism did Noam Chomsky criticize in his linguistic arguments?

  • The reliance on associative chains of stimuli and responses
  • The lack of cognitive algorithmic structure in the mind
  • The inability to explain how children produce novel sentences they have never heard (correct)
  • The analysis of content in the initial stage of perception

What did Skinner and Karl Lashley argue against in their psychobiological arguments against behaviorism?

  • Associative chains of stimuli and responses (correct)
  • Information processing paradigm
  • Development of first computers
  • Perception involving the analysis of content

According to Alan Turing's analogy between computers and human minds, what is the 'hardware' related to in the comparison?

  • Brain (correct)
  • Information processing
  • Mind
  • Perception

What do Noam Chomsky's linguistic arguments suggest regarding reinforcement in language acquisition?

<p>Reinforcement alone cannot account for language acquisition (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of behaviorism did Skinner and Karl Lashley argue cannot explain complex behaviors like playing piano from memory?

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According to Alan Turing, how can thinking be described in terms of computers and human minds?

<p>In terms of algorithmic manipulation of information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does perception play in the initial stage of cognitive processing according to the information processing paradigm?

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Which concept did Noam Chomsky argue must exist in the mind to explain language acquisition?

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What was one aspect that Skinner and Karl Lashley believed was not sufficient to explain complex behaviors?

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What do Alan Turing's ideas about computers and human minds suggest about thinking processes?

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