Why Was the Study of Cognition Generally Dismissed or Ignored

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Multiple Choice

Why was the study of cognition generally dismissed or ignored prior to the 1950s?

• A) Because the technology needed to study cognition had not yet been invented prior to the 1950s.
• B) Because there was no real literature that discussed how we think, so there was nothing upon which to base the study of cognition.
• C) Because cognition was seen as existing under the "umbrella" of religion and philosophy, two fields that were at great odds with the study of psychology.
• D) Because psychologists chose instead to focus on visible behaviors, and many of the topics of cognitive psychology are not readily observable.

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Definitions:

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion that argues emotions and bodily responses occur simultaneously, not sequentially.

James-Lange Theory

The James-Lange theory proposes that emotions result from the perception of bodily reactions to stimuli, rather than directly from the stimuli.

Cannon-Bard Theory

The psychological theory proposing that emotions and physiological reactions occur simultaneously, rather than one causing the other.

Cognitive Appraise

Cognitive Appraise is a process of evaluating and processing information and experiences in relation to one's own emotional and psychological state.