In the game show Jeopardy! contestants are tested on general information. The type of memory used to answer these kinds of questions is _________
a) procedural
b) semantic
c) episodic
d) working
ANS: B, Semantic memory concerns common knowledge.
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a. the participants' mood after responding to word pairings. b. the time it takes participants to complete the whole test. c. participants' facial muscles as they are exposed to positive or negative stimuli. d. the speed at which participants associate stimuli with a positive or negative word.
Experiential processing involves
a. passively letting an event happen to you. b. one's subsequent memories being more detailed. c. mindfully focusing on events. d. going beyond the information given.
_____________ psychology is the field of study devoted to understanding the relationship between biology, behavior, and social context, and overall well-being and rates of illness
a) Physiological b) Developmental c) Health d) Medicinal
In the process known as__________, sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus
a) sensation b) sensory fatigue c) sensory adaptation d) discrimination