The World of Cognition

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According to the lecture, what is the overall message about mental processes?

Mental processes can only be studied through brain dysfunction or damage
Mental processes take time and can be inferred from behavior (correct)
Mental processes are irrelevant in understanding human behavior
Mental processes are instantaneous and cannot be inferred from behavior

What did Wundt's structuralism involve?

Verifying the difficult-to-observe variables in behavior
Combining elements of experiences called sensations and organizing them to understand the world (correct)
Describing experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli
Studying the motives, emotions, and experiences of others

What was one limitation of Wundt's introspection method?

It only studied behavior through brain dysfunction or damage
It focused on variable per person and difficult-to-verify issues (correct)
It did not address how and why people think, acquire, store, and use knowledge
It eliminated the mind as a topic of study

According to the lecture, what did Watson's behaviorism eliminate as a topic of study?

The mind (B) Signup and view all the answers

Who is associated with savings time and the concept of relearning?

Ebbinghaus (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to the lecture, what is the main focus of the study of cognition?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to Donders, what is the difference between simple reaction time and choice reaction time?

Simple reaction time involves pressing a button when a light appears, while choice reaction time involves pressing different buttons for different lights. (A) Signup and view all the answers