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Course
outline 1) The _______________ was a rejection of the prevailing assumption that mental 1 point
events were beyond the realm of scientific study.
How does an
NPTEL
Y cognitive revolution
online behaviorist rebellion
course  human factors movement
work? ()
universal grammar

Week 0:
2) Which of the following is a basic assumption of the connectionist approach? 1 point
Prerequisite
()
serial processing
multiple stores where information is kept throughout processing
Week 01:
History and Y networks of connections among simple processing units
Research a central processor that directs the flow of information
Methods of
Cognitive 3) The term ___________ refers to the claim that neural structures supporting a 1 point
Psychology particular cognitive process reside in a particular brain region.
()
limited capacity processors
Lec 1 : A Brief
synaptic transmission
History of
Cognitive brain plasticity
Psychology-01 Y localization of function
(unit?
unit=18&lesson=19)
4) What kind of research methodology focuses on intensive analyses of a single 1 point
individual?

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Lec 2 : A Brief surveys

History of
case studies
Cognitive
Psychology-02 correlational studies
(unit? naturalistic observations
unit=18&lesson=20)
5) The term “limited capacity processors” suggests that: 1 point
Lec 3 :
Studying computers have limited memory storage.
Cognition
human beings can only do so many things at once.
(unit?
unit=18&lesson=21)  neurons can only fire at a certain rate.
processing in the brain occurs in parallel
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(unit?
unit=18&lesson=22) 6) Which “school” of psychology emphasized objectivity of research methods and 1 point
measurement?
Week 01:
Feedback form  the Gestalt school
(unit?
functionalism
unit=18&lesson=23)
Y structuralism
Quiz: Week
behaviorism
01 :
Assignment
01 7) Using a computer or information-processing model would most accurately depict 1 point
(assessment? which approach to cognition?
name=94)
embodied cognition
Week 02: behaviorist
Object
representationalist
Perception
and linguistic
Recognition
() 8) Which of these is a way that cognitive researchers measure mental processing? 1 point

  pulse rate
breathing rate
Y type of memory errors
speed of hand movements

9) The philosopher John Locke was a strong believer in ______, which rests on the 1 point
assumption that knowledge comes from an individual’s own experience.

nativism
Y empiricism
introspection
behaviorism

10) A traditional “school” within psychology that had as its goal the identification of the 1 point
simplest possible units of the mind:

functionalism.
Y structuralism.

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behaviorism.
the Gestalt school.
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