A scientist wants to study the behaviors of factory workers under stressful working conditions. She takes a job in a factory where no one knows her true identity. Which research approach is being used?
a. Acknowledged participant
b. Unacknowledged participant
c. Acknowledged observer
d. Unacknowledged observer
b
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The ____ component of working memory serves as the interface between working and long-term memory
a. episodic buffer b. semantic buffer c. executive control system d. visuospatial sketchpad
Callie has gathered extensive data regarding the working conditions and stress levels of domestic workers in five U.S. cities, including their annual income. She arranges the data from low to high and notes how many workers are in each category using a bar chart. This is called a ____
a. standard deviation b. frequency distribution c. normal distribution d. median
Throughout the day, activities in the liver, kidneys, and endocrine glands undergo large changes. Body temperature, blood pressure, and amino acid levels also shift from hour to hour. In fact, people tend to be more energetic and alert when these and other activities are at their highest point once a day. This is a description of
a. the Yerkes-Dodson law. b. sensation-seeking patterns. c. circadian rhythms. d. biological condensation.
In working out his transference, Michael becomes defensive because he does not want to admit repressed thoughts and feelings into consciousness. Michael is showing:
a. flooding c. transference b. polarized thinking d. resistance