While walking across the quad with your friend Dan, you run into an old girlfriend, Wendy. Only seconds after being introduced to Dan, Wendy says to him, "So, Stan, what's your major?" Noticing that Dan appears agitated about his name being messed up, you explain, "Hey, Dan, information is usually __________ encoded into short-term memory, and this kind of error is common."
A. visually
B. semantically
C. procedurally
D. acoustically
Answer: D
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a. at least 50% b. between 50% and 75% c. between 66.67% and 75% d. 100%
The Binet-Simon scale of intelligence yielded a score called the
a. mental age. c. mental quotient. b. intelligence score. d. intelligence scale.
Ethan, who is in the third grade, has not been doing his homework. The counselor at school suggests that his parents institute a token economy where Ethan receives a poker chip each time he completes his homework, and every time he accumulates 5 chips and turns them in to his parents, they buy him a comic book. In this case, what is considered the "backup reinforcer"?
a. the comic book b. the poker chip c. the parents' praise d. the homework
Which of the following states refers to the experience of being completely aware of one's surroundings, focused and in control of mental processes?
a. déjà Déjà vu b. hypnotizedHypnotized c. intoxicatedIntoxicated d. meditativeMeditative