The fast-decaying store of visual information that is forgotten in seconds if not attended to is known as _____ memory.

A) iconic
B) echoic
C) anterograde
D) retrograde


A) iconic

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People are often more aggressive in a crowd (e.g. at a football game) than they would be on their own. Which of the following psychological perspectives does this represent?

a. Behaviorist perspective b. Learning perspective c. Sociocultural perspective d. Biological perspective

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In a study of three groups of patients suffering from generalized anxiety disorder – one group receiving no treatment, one group receiving behavioral treatment, and one group receiving psychodynamic treatment – which group showed the most improvement

after treatment was completed? a. The two experimental groups showed approximately the same amount of improvement, which in both cases was greater than the improvement shown by members of the control group. b. The experimental group that received behavioral treatment. c. The experimental group that received psychodynamic treatment. d. The control group that received no treatment

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When stress hormones are released, gene X is turned off. This is an example of

A. epigenetic change. B. mutation. C. genetic variation. D. DNA editing.

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Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with

a. increased risk of miscarriage b. lower birth weight c. increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (crib death) d. all of the above

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