Ivan is a consultant who has been asked to solve a technical problem for an electronics firm. When he arrives at the firm, he finds that the problem is exactly like a problem he has solved before
The first time he solved the problem it took him 37 hours. This time it takes him 26 hours. The most likely reason for his faster solution this time is ________.
a. mental set
b. creating subgoals
c. hill-climbing
d. means-end analysis
Answer: a
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a. antipsychotic medication and psychotherapy b. electroshock therapy c. prefrontal lobotomy d. covert sensitization and antidepressant medication
Adolescence begins with _____
a. puberty c. pre adult transition b. growth point d. sexual maturity
An administrator believes that the placement of motivational posters on the walls in classrooms of academic buildings will lead to increased GPAs (grade point averages) at his school
To test his theory, he randomly assigns certain classrooms within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to have the posters while others do not. None of the remaining four academic colleges have any posters placed in their classrooms. What is the independent variable in this study? A) academic college B) classroom wall hangings C) gender of the student D) grade point average
You are watching an entertainment show and recognize the woman who is speaking but cannot remember her name. Several names run through your mind
When the TV announcer mentions the name Kim Kardashian you say "I knew it." What does this situation exemplify? a) primary amnesia b) tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon c) failure to recall information from sensory storage c) exceeding the capacity of short-term memory storage