Imagine someone reporting whether he does or does not see a faint light that appears on some trials and not others. If you offer a reward for every time he correctly reports its presence, and no penalty for errors, what will be the result?
a. More hits and more false alarms
b. More hits and fewer false alarms
c. Fewer hits and more false alarms
d. Fewer hits and fewer false alarms
a
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a. To develop procedural memory b. To increase chunking c. To increase depth of processing d. To prevent rehearsal
Newborn baby Tad's parents think he sleeps all the time. If Tad is like most newborns, approximately how many hours does he spend in REM and non-REM (NREM) sleep in a 24-hour period?
What will be an ideal response?
When a dementia diagnosis is apparent, the individual's cognitive deficits
a. are sudden, irreversible, and chronic. b. are gradual, chronic, progressive, and usually irreversible. c. need clarification, can be serious, and are irreversible. d. are intermittent, somewhat chronic, and pervasive.
After damage to the right hemisphere, many people suffer what kind of loss?
a. control of the muscles on the right side of the body b. control of hunger and thirst c. ability to remember the names of objects d. ability to recognize emotional facial expressions