Tammy is talking to her grandfather. She loves to listen to him tell stories about when he was a child. He has vivid recollections of his youth and enjoys telling people about his fond memories
Unfortunately, grandpa has difficulty remembering what happened within the last few days or weeks. If there are no physiological problems, grandpa's memory problems are BEST explained by ______.
a. proactive interference c. retroactive interference
b. memory diffusion d. retrograde amnesia
A
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If most people who undergo therapy feel improved several months later, why can we not conclude that the therapy was effective?
a. Not everyone showed improvement b. The improvement might not be permanent. c. People needed months of therapy before they felt improved. d. Many people can improve without therapy.
Some psychological tests may not elicit valid information from a client who is part of a minority group. This may mean the psychological test has __________.
A. a clinician bias B. a client bias C. a theoretical orientation bias D. a cultural bias
Regarding Milgram's experiments, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. The "teachers" thought the "learners" were actually being shocked. b. Both the "teachers" and the "learners" did not know the true nature of the experiment. c. The "learners" did not know that the "teachers" would be deceived. d. The "teachers" knew the true nature of the experiment but administered shocks anyway.
Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is TRUE?
A) Similarities in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. B) Differences in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. C) Differences in intelligence between identical twins must be due to differences in their environments. D) If identical twins are separated at birth and raised in different homes, yet still have similar intelligence scores, the similarity in their scores must be due to hereditary influences.