According to a news report, a man woke up in a hotel room in a strange city with no memory of who he is. The man is probably suffering from
a) schizophrenia.
b) depersonalization.
c) dissociative fugue.
d) retrograde biogenic amnesia.
c
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Suppose that you hear a feminist woman say, "Does anyone know some men who might be allies for next week's event?" You conclude that these allies would be likely to
a. create a friendly rivalry between the women and men. b. endorse the mythopoetic approach to feminism. c. disrupt the event. d. provide support, even though they are not female.
After class, Anita and Bev make plans to study for their psychology exam together but cannot decide on a time or location. In addition, Anita realizes that she left her phone in her apartment. Anita and Bev agree that it is easiest to meet at Bev’s dorm. Bev gives Anita her room number and passcode. Anita likely will be able to retain this information in short-term memory, without
additional processing, for ____. a. ?a second or less b. no more than 30 seconds c. ?about 2 minutes d. ?a maximum of 5 minutes
Developmental psychologists are trying to evaluate different explanations for the effects of poor parenting on behavior problems in children. One important scientific thinking principle that the psychologists should keep in mind is to
A) rule out rival hypotheses using additional research. B) accept the most popular explanation even if it competes with other explanations. C) accept only those explanations which are unfalsifiable. D) develop their own explanation and exclude all others.
A mental representation of a sensory experience is known as a(n) ______
a. image c. heuristic b. concept d. cognition