While on the witness stand at a child neglect trial, Billy was asked several leading questions by a crafty attorney. This attorney managed to get Billy to report that he had remembered seeing his mother drunk on several occasions
After the trial, Billy remained convinced that his mother was an alcoholic even though this was never true. This is an example of
a. the false memory syndrome.
b. a recovered memory.
c. a distorted self-schema.
d. auto-suggestive memory.
Answer: A
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a. 0.25 b. 0.75 c. 0.125 d. 0.50
Shara is Caucasian, and supports equal rights and fairness for individuals regardless of their race. However, Shara is uncomfortable around African Americans. When a person visits her church, she normally walks over right after the service and welcomes them. However, when an African American visits her church, she cleans up the papers in her pew such that they are gone before she can make it over to them. Shara’s behavior illustrates ____.?
a. ?compliance b. ?attributional bias c. ?aversive racism d. ?stereotyping
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A. increasing the concentration of extracellular sodium. B. decreasing the concentration of extracellular sodium. C. increasing the concentration of extracellular potassium. D. decreasing the concentration of extracellular potassium.
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a. The percentage who describe their health as excellent or very good declines rapidly with age; by age 65, only a very small number choose such a description. b. The percentage who describe their health as excellent declines with age, but 2/3 of those over 75 still rate their health as at least good. c. There is little change with age in the percentage who describe their health as excellent, but a substantial rise among those over 65 who describe their health as poor. d. Self-rated health remains essentially constant over age, because older adults adjust their standards of "excellent" or "good."