Research participants who were first asked not to think about white bears, and then asked to think about white bears actually thought about the bears more than participants who were just asked to think about white bears. What was this finding called?

A. thought suppression

B. ironic processing

C. rebound effect

D. repression

E. dynamic processing


C. rebound effect

Psychology

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Which statement is TRUE about sensory memory?

a. ?When something is sensed but not processed any further, it will not be remembered in the future. b. ?We have only one sensory memory that codes and consolidates information from all of our senses. c. ?Some information that enters our memory from the outside world does not pass through our senses. d. ?Sensory memories are transferred to long-term memory whether we pay attention to them or not.

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Umberto was in an automobile accident and suffered damage to the left side of his brain in the region called Wernicke's area. Umberto may suffer

a. hemispatial neglect. b. an inability to produce vocalizations. c. expressive aphasia. d. an inability to understand the speech of others.

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a. Apathetic mood b. Loss of appetite c. Feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness d. Extended periods of sleeping e. A desire to withdraw from other people

Psychology