Which form of dissociative amnesia involves the inability to remember only certain details of an incident and is quite commonly claimed by individuals charged with homicide?
a. selective amnesia c. dissociative fugue
b. continuous amnesia d. localized amnesia
A
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What proportion of a normal distribution is located between z = –1.25 and z = +1.25?
a. 0.8944 c. 0.3944 b. 0.2112 d. 0.7888
Jackie went to the grocery store to pick up yogurt, bread, and apples. First, she picked up a hand basket for carrying her groceries, and then she searched the store. After finding what she needed, she stood in a check-out line. Then, the cashier put her items in a plastic bag, and soon after, Jackie left the store. As readers of this event, we understand that Jackie paid for the groceries, even though it wasn't mentioned, because we are relying on a grocery store _____.
A. misattribution B. script C. narrative D. schema
A split-brain patient is shown the word lockbox, with lock in the left visual field and box in the right visual field. The patient is then asked to draw a picture of the word that she just saw using only her left hand. She will draw a picture of a:
A) box with a lock on it. B) box. C) lock. D) key.
Miller and Weiss's cross-sectional experiment with children of ages seven, 10, and 13 assessed selective attention. When the oldest children recalled fewer irrelevant details from the scenes, this result showed that
a. less effort was expended by the oldest group. b. the younger children were more intelligent. c. gender mattered, with older girls delaying performance. d. older children were better able to ignore irrelevant details.