Psychology and Cognitive Processes Quiz
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What term encompasses the processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgment, language, and memory?

  • Personality
  • Conceptualization
  • Cognition (correct)
  • Priming
  • In the context of maintaining optimal biological conditions like body temperature, what is the state of equilibrium called?

  • Homeostasis (correct)
  • Resting potential
  • Synergy
  • Reuptake
  • What type of research design involves following a group over time to assess behaviors that may predict later development of schizophrenia?

  • Experimental
  • Longitudinal (correct)
  • Cross sectional
  • Survey
  • What is the smallest unit of language that conveys some type of meaning?

    <p>Morpheme</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a study on the effects of vocabulary learning strategies on word retention, what is the learning strategy considered as?

    <p>Independent variable; dependent variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to a well-developed set of ideas that proposes an explanation for observed phenomena?

    <p>Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does cognitive psychology primarily focus on studying?

    <p>Thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the scenario provided, when Hideki learns that lying is associated with being grounded through consequences, what kind of learning is this?

    <p>Operant conditioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to functionalist psychologists, what is the main focus related to behavior?

    <p>The operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does introspection refer to?

    <p>Their own conscious experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What would be most useful during an experiment involving perception of colors in a brightly lit lab?

    <p>Cones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Hindsight bias' is best exemplified by which of the following scenarios?

    <p>Niaz’s belief that his car breaking down was predictable despite no prior indication</p> Signup and view all the answers

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