Suppose that a psychologist writes an article on children's acquisition of gender stereotypes. Which of the following article titles would be most consistent with the cognitive approach?
a. How parents' reinforcement of behaviors shapes stereotypes
b. The effects of classical conditioning on children's emotional reactions to gender stereotypes
c. How early emotional reactions to parents influence later gender stereotypes
d. Children's memory for gender-consistent information
Question 2Which of the following statements is correct?
a. A reflex such as a knee-jerk reflex is an example of cognition.
b. Cognition refers to the acquisition and retrieval of knowledge, but not the use of that knowledge.
c. Cognitive psychology is sometimes used as a synonym for cognition.
d. Cognitive psychology emphasizes mental processes that are easily observable.
Question 3Which of the following statements best captures the scope of cognition?
a. Cognition includes every internal experience that humans have.
b. We use cognition when we acquire, store, transform, and use knowledge.
c. Cognition primarily emphasizes higher mental processes, such as problem solving and decision making.
d. Cognition is more concerned with visible actions, such as motor activities, than with activities that cannot be seen by an outside observer.
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