Regarding vulnerability of the development of schizophrenia,
a. cognitive deficits in attention, perception, and information processing indicate the presence of neurological defects.
b. pooled data from 40 studies indicate there is a genetic vulnerability.
c. neurological damage during prenatal development can increase vulnerability years later in adolescence or early adulthood.
d. all of these are strong possible factors.
B
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The experiment in which participants first read sentences about a baseball game and were then asked to identify sentences they had seen before, illustrated that memory
a. is better for vivid descriptions. b. is like a tape recording. c. depends on the participant's mood. d. involves making inferences.
The goal of the Human Genome Project is to
a. identify all of the human genes. b. verify Darwin's theory of natural selection. c. show research support for the major events in human evolution. d. build human-like robots or cyborgs.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to the dual code hypothesis, memory is better when we can create both a verbal code and a visual image of the thing that we are trying to remember. 2. Imagery is more effective when it is interactive. 3. Mental rotations are more accurate when done in two dimensions than when done in three dimensions. 4. Clockwise mental rotation is easier than counterclockwise mental rotation. 5. Studies of imaginal scanning suggest that visual images are very much like physical pictures or maps.
In one study described in the text, students at Florida State were put into different mood states, and then given a chance to volunteer for a nonprofit organization
The researchers found that participants who were in a ________ mood state were most selective in weighing the costs and benefits of helping opportunities. A) happy B) empathic C) neutral D) sad