After presenting groups of research participants words like
thread, eye, pin, syringe, sewing, sharp, and thimble, a memory researcher asks the participants whether they remember seeing the word needle. The fact that many participants do is an example of
A) amnesia.
B) déjà vu.
Incorrect. The experience of déjà vu occurs when we feel like a novel experience is familiar to us.
C) memory illusion.
D) permastore.
Answer: C
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a. ?transfer-appropriate processing b. ?parallel distributed processing c. ?levels-of-processing d. ?information-processing
Most deaths in contemporary American society occur
a. in some sort of health-care institution b. in a long-term care facility c. in the home d. in the presence of family caregivers e. none of these
The Robbers Cave study and the jigsaw classroom underscore a lesson confirmed by many other social psychology studies; that is,
A) increased contact between racial groups is sufficient to reduce prejudice. B) increased contact between racial groups is rarely sufficient to reduce prejudice. C) cooperative contact between groups is sufficient to reduce prejudice. D) increased enjoyable contact between racial groups is sufficient to reduce prejudice.
It is better to live on campus as a college student because peer interaction in academic and social contexts benefits students.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)