The final step of a mediational analysis tests whether the association of X and Y
A) increases when the mediator is taken into account.
B) decreases when the mediator is taken into account.
C) is larger than the association of X with the mediational variable.
D) is smaller than the association of X with the mediational variable.
B
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The tendency to engage in belief perseverance can be reduced or eliminated by ____
a. attempting to make one's behaviors and attitudes more consistent b. making an effort to persuade others of one's beliefs c. coming up with personal examples to support one's beliefs d. coming up with counter-arguments (i.e., arguments for "the other side")
____ rehearsal is effective for encoding information into short-term memory, whereas ____ rehearsal is effective for encoding information into long-term memory.
A. Maintenance; elaborative B. Distinctive; eidetic C. Semantic; procedural D. Echoic; iconic
Regarding the Thematic Appreciation Test (TAT), which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The TAT is an objective personality test that was developed by Julian Rotter. b. Interpretations of the TAT focus on the content of the story, such as how the people feel, what events led up to this scene, and how the story will end. c. The TAT is especially good at revealing feelings about a person's social relationships. d. The psychologist may count the number of times the central figure in a TAT story is angry, overlooked, apathetic, jealous, or threatened.
A memory acquired in one situation is more likely to be used in situations with similar encoding and retrieval cues, a phenomenon known as:
A) state-dependent encoding. B) transfer-appropriate processing. C) organizational encoding. D) suggestibility.