Most perceptions, as well as some learning, intuition, and creativity, depend in part on our soaking up experiences effortlessly and automatically. This is referred to as __________ processing
a. reactive
b. reflective
c. contextual
d. experiential
D
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Neuroscientists who have examined the visuospatial sketchpad have discovered that
a. visual tasks typically activate the right hemisphere, whereas spatial tasks typically activate the left hemisphere. b. visual and spatial tasks typically activate the right hemisphere of the brain. c. visual and spatial tasks are apparently converted into a verbal code, because they primarily activate the left hemisphere of the brain. d. there is no clear correspondence between visuospatial tasks and the patterns of brain activation.
____ is a distorted thinking category in which one takes a specific example and sees it as global. "It never ends. I got bad news today, but then again, my life is nothing but bad news."
a. Overgeneralization c. All-or-nothing thinking b. Magnification or minimization d. Jumping to conclusions
A recurring irrational thought that cannot be controlled or banished from one's mind is called a/an _______
a. phobia b. obsession c. hypnagogic image d. compulsion
Sid believes his dreams forecast the future
He describes all the dreams that came true in the last month. His friend Joey asks him about all the times his dreams did not come true. Sid's tendency to remember the times his dreams came true and forget the times they did not is known as a. the confirmation bias. b. the Barnum Effect. c. the observer effect. d. critical thinking.