Metacognition refers to
a. your thoughts about your cognitive processes.
b. a technique that records brief fluctuations in the brain's electrical activity.
c. the application of cognitive psychology in everyday, naturalistic situations.
d. the use of computers to model human cognitive activity.
Ans: a
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b. cause is to correlation. c. positive is to negative. d. accuracy is to consistency.
Using the split-brain preparation, Sperry and his colleagues speculated that:
a. the functions performed by the two cerebral hemispheres were the same b. there was hemispheric specialization in nonhuman animals but not in humans c. the functions performed by the two cerebral hemispheres were slightly different d. the functions performed by the two cerebral hemispheres were dramatically different
In the context of emotion, the physiological changes that accompany the release of the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine from the adrenal glands
a. "turn off" the action of the sympathetic nervous system. b. reduce any emotional response to stimulation. c. prepare the body for potential danger. d. calm the body after an emergency has passed.
John Watson criticized psychoanalysis and argued that psychology needed to focus on
A) observable conditions in the environment. B) internal thoughts and emotions. C) genetic traits that lead to personality development. D) culture and social interaction in cognitive development.