What is meant by a "bottom-up" process in attention?
a. You start by looking at the bottom half of something
b. You decide to shift your attention from one item to another.
c. Some stimulus automatically grabs your attention.
d. Your attention shifts slowly, one step at a time.
c
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Autobiographical memories and event memories are based on ____ because they present information as storylike narratives
a. visual imagery b. attention spans c. language skills d. working memory (the short-term store)
When the term "magical" is used to refer to OCD-related compulsive acts, it means
A. the person with OCD believes he/she is possessed. B. compulsive behaviors sometimes result in unexplainable physical phenomena. C. the compulsions have no logical relation to the obsessions. D. many magicians have been diagnosed with OCD.
John Watson's view was that psychologists should study
a. observable behavior. b. participants' verbal reports of sensations, images, and feelings. c. learning rather than performance. d. states of consciousness.
When 12-month-old Barrett's mom asks him, "Where is your teddy bear?" Barrett responds by pointing to the place on his bed where the teddy bear usually rests. Barrett is displaying
A) habituation and recovery. B) inferred imitation. C) displaced reference. D) means–end problem solving.