Cognitive Psychology Quiz 1

An early model of memory indicates that incoming information is first handled by "sensory" memory, is then moved to "short term" memory, and finally is pushed into "long-term" memory. This model, proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968, is an example of a(n) ________ model.

process

Who introduced the flow diagram to represent what is happening in the mind?

Donald Broadbent

Which of the following is a criticism of analytic introspection?

It produces variable results from person to person

Which of the following stimuli were used in Ebbinghaus' "memory" experiment discussed in your text?

Three-letter nonsense words

Who developed the concept of the cognitive map?

Tolman

The field that studies how to make machines behave in ways that are intelligent if a human were so behaving is known as

artificial intelligence

In Donders' experiment on decision making, when participants were asked to press one button if the light on the left was illuminated and another button if the light on the right was illuminated, they were engaged in

choice reaction time task

Your text describes the occurrence of a "cognitive revolution" during which dramatic changes took place in the way psychology was studied. This so-called "revolution" occurred parallel to (and, in part, because of) the introduction of:

computers

The main point of the Donders' reaction time experiments was to:

measure the amount of time it takes to make a decision

The investigation of how behavior is strengthened by presentation of positive reinforcers (e.g., food) or withdrawal of negative reinforcers (e.g., shock) is best known as

operant conditioning