Because of the way in which information is encoded in long-term memory, if you were attempting to recall the word barn from a memorized list, which word are you most likely to mistakenly say?
a. darn
b. shed
c. yarn
d. house
B
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Which of the following impression management strategies does NOT work by creating a favorable impression?
a. ingratiation. c. exemplification. b. intimidation. d. supplication.
Ed participated in a psychology experiment in which he turned pegs on a board for one hour. Although the task was very boring, the experimenter said, "I will pay you $1 if you tell the next participant that this experiment is the most exciting experiment that you have ever been in." Julie also participated in the same experiment; however, the experimenter offered to pay her $20 to lie to the next
participant. According to cognitive dissonance theory, Ed will later report that experiment was ____, and Julie will report that it was ____.? a. ?boring; exciting b. ?exciting; boring c. ?exciting; exciting d. ?boring; boring
Among Al's symptoms are insomnia, protruding eyes, nervousness, and irritability. His physician suspects an endocrine problem and focuses attention on which disease?
a) diabetes b) Graves' disease c) multiple sclerosis d) Alzheimer's disease
Opioid agonists acting in the nucleus accumbens increase dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens by:
a. inhibiting GABA neurons that terminate on dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area. b. binding to opioid receptors on dopamine axon terminals. c. by inhibiting glutamate neurons which no longer inhibit GABA neurons acting on dopamine neurons in the nucleus accumbens. d. inhibiting opioid neurons which terminate in the ventral tegmental area.