mnemonic
What will be an ideal response?
-a learning aid, strategy, or device that enhances recall
-example: please excuse my dear aunt sally
-helps us encode memories in a way that makes them easier to recall
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If you want to design the control panel of a car so that a driver immediately notices a danger indicator, you want the driver to find the signal by what kind of process?
a. An attentive process b. A preattentive process c. A top-down process d. A random process
An industrial-organizational psychologist has been asked to identify the ways in which high-stress and low-stress game designers are different. The psychologist comes up with the tentative explanation that the degree of control over one's work determines the designer's stress level. This tentative explanation, which must be tested, would constitute which step in the scientific method?
a. theory building b. operationally defining the problem c. proposing a hypothesis d. gathering evidence through observations
How do PTSD and schizophrenia differ in terms of their risk factors?
A. PTSD includes a greater role for genetic vulnerabilities than schizophrenia. B. Schizophrenia is more likely after a history of ongoing environmental stressors, while PTSD is more likely after a single major stressor. C. Schizophrenia is associated with sensory cortex dysfunction, while PTSD is associated with temporal lobe dysfunction. D. PTSD is more likely in men, while schizophrenia is more likely in women.
The theory of K, by Rushton et al. (2008), proposes that
a) different personality traits provide advantages or disadvantages in social environments. b) the positive and negative "sides" to each personality trait are unknown and therefore their effects in social situations cannot be determined. c) higher scores on general factor personality measures indicate lower levels of social intelligence and adaptability. d) higher scores on general factor personality measures indicate the presence of personality disorders.