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cartlidgeashley

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William James made his most important contributions to cognitive psychology in his work on
 
  a. problem-solving strategies.
  b. memory in everyday life.
  c. complex decision making.
  d. cognitive development in children.

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Your textbook discusses the early history of cognitive psychology. According to this discussion,
 
  a. Hermann Ebbinghaus opposed cognitive psychology because it did not pay enough attention to emotions.
  b. Mary Whiton Calkins studied people's introspections about nonsense words.
  c. William James suggested that our everyday cognitive processes are passive, rather than active.
  d. Wilhelm Wundt emphasized that introspection could provide useful information, if participants were well trained.


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lcapri7

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: b

Answer to Question 2

Ans: d


cartlidgeashley

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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