In Jackson v. Denno (1964) the U.S. Supreme Court held that those accused of a crime are entitled to a pretrial hearing in which the fact-finder (usually the judge) decides whether any confession the defendant has made was
A. voluntarily given.
B. the result of physical coercion.
C. the result of psychological coercion.
D. all of the above
D
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Although increasing age brings sensory deficits and increasing health problems, there is little evidence to support the stereotype of cognitive decline in the later years. In fact, which statement is true??
a. ?Depression is the central health problem for the majority of older people. b. ?Seventy-year-olds often score higher than college-age individuals on tests of vocabulary and information. c. ?Older people have a greater recall of lists of numbers than college-age people. d. ?Older people outscore college students on tests that measure cognitive abilities involved with speed of response.
Applied psychology is the study of psychological issues in order to seek knowledge for its own sake rather than for its practical application
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A student is taking a history test. One of the questions asks for the name of the founder of the American Red Cross. She is sure that she knows the name, but cannot retrieve it from memory. A useful strategy for her would be to
a. make an exhaustive list of all of the names that she knows. b. try to remember the context in which she learned the name. c. move on quickly to the next item on the test. d. write the first name that she can think of, even if she is not sure it is correct.
Bettina was diagnosed with schizophrenia in the late 1960s and was put on Haldol (haloperidol). Bettina lived a relatively normal life until recently, when she began uncontrollably thrusting out her tongue, squinching her face, and flailing her arms and legs. It appears that Bettina has developed
A. mania. B. tardive dyskinesia. C. Parkinson's syndrome. D. muscular dystrophy.