Dustin suffers from chronic back pain as the result of an old injury. Any time he is required to sit for long periods, he makes sure to bring a music player into the treatment room with him, because he has found that listening to his favorite music helps him cope with the pain. Dustin is using the pain control technique of
a. creating a bottleneck at the "gate.".
b. biofeedback.
c. obtaining accurate information. d. meditation.
e. distraction.
e
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Ashlynn was listening to a recording of a famous speech that was being played backward. She just heard gibberish until a classmate said the phrase, "Meet me in St. Louis," was clearly spoken. The tape was rewound and as Ashlynn listened this time, she also clearly heard the same phrase. Ashlynn's ability to detect the phrase the second time through the tape illustrates
a. the opponent-process model of perception. b. the top-down processing model of perception. c. the bottom-up processing model of perception. d. the eclectic model of perception.
With age, there are very large declines in memory function, and these changes can never be reversed
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You begin to feel guilty because you are sometimes rude to your roommate. A little voice keeps telling you that you should always be polite and should never hurt another person's feelings. According to Freud, this little voice most likely comes from your ____
a. ?id b. ?ego c. ?superego d. ?libido
Binet and Simon developed a series of tasks to
a. systematically account for everything that children know. b. identify patterns in mental capabilities that are unique to each child. c. design a computer-learning program for children in elementary school. d. identify how much formal knowledge children possess.