A minister who finds profanities popping into her mind starts counting her heartbeats in order to prevent thinking about the "dirty" words. She most likely has
a. agoraphobia.
b. somatization disorder.
c. social phobia.
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D
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You are asked to look through an opening into what appears to be an ordinary room that has a small boy standing in the left corner. As the boy walks from the left corner to the right corner, he appears to grow very large. You have just experienced the illusion created by
a. retinal disparity. b. the Gestalt principle of contiguity. c. physiological nystagmus. d. the Ames room.
Which reason is NOT listed by the textbook as one that makes people especially difficult to study?
A) complexity B) emotionality C) variability D) reactivity
Which of the following are visual depictions used by most people when thinking?
a. mental images b. eidetic images c. visual illusions d. acoustic cues
Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session. She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder. What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?
a. serial position effect b. state-dependent learning c. transfer test d. imagery