The First Wave of Behavior Therapy Challenged the Conventional Wisdom

question 8

True/False

The first wave of behavior therapy challenged the conventional wisdom of prior behaviorists that asserted that cognitive variables were irrelevant to understanding a person's behavior.

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Definitions:

Phonological Loop

A component of working memory model that deals with auditory information and preserves it in a verbal form.

Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad

A component of the working memory model that processes and stores visual and spatial information, used for navigation and understanding spatial relationships.

Working Memory

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing, important for reasoning and the guidance of decision-making and behavior.

Hippocampus

A region of the brain that is associated with the formation of new memories and is involved in learning and emotions.