Many middle-aged adults can vividly recall where they were and what they were doing the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated, although they cannot remember what they were doing the day before he was assassinated. This is an example of a(n)
a. eidetic image.
b. flashbulb memory.
c. semantic memory.
d. procedural memory.
e. TOT memory.
b. flashbulb memory.
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Over 90% of patients with chronic illnesses fail to comply with recommended 2. Writing about feelings can help people cope with cancer. 3. For most of history, the biomedical model has been the MOST widely accepted 4. Life expectancy has more than doubled since the early 1900s. 5. Technological and scientific developments in neuroscience have had relatively little influence on contemporary health psychology
During a meeting, Howard presents an idea for a new product. Bobby, who has a tendency to have narrow interests, says, "That new product Howard talks about, it will never work. Never, never, never and you can bet on that!" Which of the following traits would be most applicable to Bobby?
A. openness B. conscientiousness C. extroversion D. neuroticism
You see a friend down the street. The visual image you receive is of a person who is the size of a doll, yet you know your friend hasn't shrunk since you last saw him. This is due to which of the following?
A. motion parallax B. accommodation C. relative size D. size constancy
Fred refuses to speak at school, although he speaks normally at home. His therapist plans out a treatment where Fred is given a gold star every time he answers his teacher, and he can then trade in his stars for prizes. Fred begins speaking in class
The therapist then tells the teacher to stop the program for a couple of weeks. Fred stopped talking during that time. The teacher then starting giving Fred stars again, and Fred again began to talk. This is an example of a. a case study. b. a correlational study. c. an ABAB experimental design study. d. a self-report study.