Which of the Following Does NOT Characterize the Information Processing

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT characterize the information processing (IP) approach to the study of cognition?

• A) IP depicts the mind as processing information in a sequence of stages.
• B) IP supports the principle of behaviorism that behavior is a stimulus-response relationship.
• C) IP involves the use of computers as a metaphor to understand human cognition.
• D) IP has an interest in investigating unobservable mental events.

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Definitions:

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