Psychologists developed the concept of spreading activation to explain what phenomenon?
a. Hearing a word primes you to think of related words
b. Trying to do two things at the same time impairs performance of at least one of them.
c. Many highly emotional people also tend to be highly creative.
d. People who can control their attention well also control their emotions well.
a
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Development is defined as the systematic changes that take place between _____ and death
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Molly is trying out for a play next week. She asks you if she should study the lines a little bit each night, or in one intense session the day before the tryouts. Based on what memory research has shown regarding distributed versus massed practice, you should recommend that Molly:
a. spend one intense study session early in the week, and then relax b. space her study sessions out over the full week c. spend one intense study session the night before the tryouts d. only read the play through once before the tryouts, to reduce interference
Laboratory studies of endurance on stationary bicycles have found that caffeine
A. can significantly improve work output at doses of 300-500 mg. B. can double endurance at 80 mg, the amount in a can of Red Bull. C. does not appear to improve performance. D. does not work as well as it did in studies of marathon runners.
Feeling fearful but not knowing why is characteristic of ________
a. dissociative neurosis b. specific phobia c. amnesia d. generalized anxiety disorders