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PracticeTest Practice Test - 2026-05-10

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1

What is the primary focus of cognitive psychology?

A:Studying observable behavior and environmental stimuli
B:Examining mental processes like attention, memory, and decision-making
C:Analyzing unconscious desires and motives
D:Measuring physiological responses during stress
2

Which early psychologist is known for introducing the method of introspection?

A:William James
B:Hermann Ebbinghaus
C:Wilhelm Wundt
D:Mary Whiton Calkins
3

What did Hermann Ebbinghaus use to study memory experimentally?

A:Natural stories
B:Nonsense syllables
C:Real words from daily conversation
D:Images and patterns
4

What concept did Mary Whiton Calkins discover related to memory recall?

A:Primacy effect
B:Recency effect
C:Forgetting curve
D:Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
5

Which psychological approach rejects the study of mental processes and focuses only on observable behavior?

A:Gestalt psychology
B:Behaviourism
C:Cognitive psychology
D:Humanistic psychology
6

The Gestalt approach emphasizes that people naturally:

A:Break experiences into small parts
B:Organize information into meaningful wholes
C:Focus only on observable behavior
D:Ignore context in perception
7

What major shift defines the cognitive revolution in psychology?

A:From studying mental processes to focusing only on behavior
B:From focusing on external stimuli to emphasizing internal mental processes
C:From neuroscience to animal behavior studies
D:From qualitative analysis to purely philosophical inquiry
8

What does ecological validity refer to in cognitive psychology research?

A:The precision of measurement instruments
B:How well study conditions reflect real-life situations
C:The use of brain imaging techniques
D:The reliability of introspective reports
9

What is the computer metaphor in cognitive psychology?

A:The brain is a biological network unrelated to computers
B:The mind works like a computer by processing, storing, and producing information
C:Humans and computers learn in exactly the same way
D:Computers are incapable of simulating human cognition
10

Which cognitive neuroscience method measures brain activity by tracking blood flow using a radioactive tracer?

A:Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
B:Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
C:Event-Related Potential (ERP)
D:Magnetoencephalography (MEG)