According to the Atkinson and Shiffrin model of memory, what happens when we actively think about something that we have previously learned?
a. The memory is recalled from LTM and is placed in sensory memory.
b. The memory is recalled from STM and is placed in LTM.
c. The memory is recalled from STM and is placed in sensory memory.
d. The memory is recalled from LTM and is placed in STM.
d
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Which statement about rape and rapists is most accurate?
a. Rape is a sexual act performed by men with higher-than-average sexual desire. b. Rapists are impulsive and are aroused quickly by sexual cues. c. Rapists usually rape women they do not know. d. Rape has more to do with power, aggression, and violence than with sex.
Hal meets some friends at a local sports bar. After drinking several beers, Hal picks a fight with someone that he thinks is giving him “dirty” looks. Normally very mellow and calm, the alcohol has interfered with Hal’s judgment, causing him to lose control. Which theory best explains Hal’s behavior?
a. Dawson’s theory that people use alcohol as an excuse to act in ways they truly desire b. Jackson’s theory that the nervous system is organized as a hierarchy c. Anderson’s theory that our behavior is linked more to physiological cues than environmental cues d. Friedrich’s theory that the brain behaves differently when people are in groups versus isolation
Hierarchical models, such as Carroll's, conceive of intelligence as
a. a global general ability factor. b. essentially social in its nature. c. a collection of many separate skills. d. combining a general factor with many specific abilities.
To minimize the cultural biases that may occur during diagnosis, it is suggested that diagnosticians do all of the following except
A. focus less on the concepts of normality and abnormality. B. become more aware of cognitive shortcuts that can impair clinical judgments. C. diagnose solely based on published criteria and standardized interview formats. D. rely less on their own clinical impressions.