Cyril was sitting in the hallway outside his chemistry class. Some students said they thought they could smell smoke, but Cyril didn't smell anything unusual. When they all checked the lab to see if there were any problems, everything was fine and nothing was burning. Based on signal detection theory, the fact that Cyril didn't smell any smoke would be considered:
a. a hit
b. a miss
c. a correct rejection
d. a false alarm
C
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a. pituitary gland; endocrine system b. pituitary gland; autonomic nervous system c. hypothalamus; endocrine system d. hypothalamus; autonomic nervous system
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a) Broca's b) auditory c) Wernicke's d) apraxic
The expectations that teachers hold for different students
A) have no impact on academic performance. B) are generally fair and impartial. C) are not likely to be noticed by the students. D) are often linked to gender, race, and social class.
Murray's measurement tool, designed to assess "thema" is called the
A) Life Orientation Theme Test. B) the M. A. California Psychological Inventory. C) Rorschach Inkblot Test. D) Social Readjustment Rating Scale. E) Thematic Apperception Test.