When a person experiences dissociative amnesia, one main type of memory is usually affected. Which?
a. Semantic memory (pertaining to language and concepts)
b. Procedural memory (how to do things)
c. Perceptual memory (the representation of things in images)
d. Episodic memory (the events we have experienced)
d. Episodic memory (the events we have experienced)
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Drive-reduction theories of motivation emphasize which of the following?
a. Efforts to win competitions against other people and to improve one's own performance b. A hierarchy of needs, headed by self-actualization c. Attempts to satisfy all needs and then become inactive d. Attraction by highly desirable stimuli or opportunities
If you try to deal with frustration by engaging in persistent but inflexible responding, these responses may become
a. stereotyped behaviors. b. imagined barriers. c. negative self-statements. d. sublimated and depersonalized.
Which example would most people take longest to identify as a fruit (even though it technically is a fruit)?
A) grape B) apple C) orange D) olive
Which statement is supported by research on the role of knowledge in test bias?
A) Reasoning ability, not prior knowledge, explains ethnic differences in performance. B) Nonverbal test items, such as spatial reasoning, do not depend on learning opportunities. C) IQ scores are not affected by specific information acquired as part of majority-culture upbringing. D) The sheer amount of time children spend in school predicts IQ.