The computer has proven to be a helpful analogy for understanding the mind and brain. Provide an overview of this important analogy in cognitive psychology. Be sure to include both hardware and software in your description
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Both the computer and brain are information processors. Although computer hardware can be loosely likened to the brain and software to mental activity, both may be more accurately examined on a physical and functional level. Additionally, the hard drive is like long-term memory, etc.
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Increased use of internal attributions is correlated with increased belief in the just world hypothesis.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Delmar believes that he has been sent to Earth to save mankind. He believes that women are evil and that any male who speaks to, or associates with, a female is doomed to a life as a servant to the female's wishes. He often tells you of his grand plan to save males from the influences of the female. Nothing you say or do will convince him that his ideas are untrue. What is Delmar demonstrating?
a. hallucinations c. delusions b. stupor d. waxy flexibility
What are some of the conditions or warning signs of adolescents who may take their own lives?
What will be an ideal response?
Dual coding seems to help memory by:
a. allowing for maintenance rehearsal. b. ensuring that the information is encoded in multiple ways. c. ensuring that the information is encoded on two separate occasions. d. duplicating the rehearsal effect.