A display of 12 letters is flashed on a screen in front of you, followed by a tone. You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard. What aspect of your memory is this experiment designed to assess?
a) primary memory
b) sensory memory
c) long-term memory
d) short-term memory
ANS: b
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Piaget stated that adaptation involves the two major processes of
a. accommodation and symbolic thinking. b. assimilation and accommodation. c. assimilation and organization. d. organization and equilibration.
An economic cause of prejudice is that it ________
a. encourages acculturation. b. decreases us-them thinking. c. increases altruistic behavior. d. makes official forms of discrimination seem legitimate.
Jerry is experiencing hallucinations. He hears voices telling him which people to avoid because they are out to get him. He believes that he is a wealthy heir related to the Trump family. He avoids his actual family and exhibits confusion and fear. Jerry is most likely experiencing __________ schizophrenia
a. paranoid c. disorganized b. catatonic d. delusional
The concept of reliability applies not only to tests but also to experiments. Therefore, if the results of an experiment are reliable, this means that
a. the experiment measured what it was intended to measure. b. it has been certified as valid by the scientific community. c. if the experiment is repeated, you will get the same results. d. the results of the experiment can be generalized to other situations.