The "spreading activation theory" has been applied to ________ experiments (by Solso & Short among others)
A) prototype
B) priming
C) learning
D) concept formation
E) all of the above
B
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a. The brain areas that control heart rate and breathing have few marijuana receptors. b. If marijuana begins to slow heart rate, people become placid and stop using the drug. c. Opiates cause sodium to enter neurons, and marijuana causes potassium to enter. d. Opiates dissolve in the fats of the body, but marijuana does not.
The specificity principle proposes that the link between attitudes and behaviors is weaker when the attitude and the behavior are measured at the same level of specificity.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Corrine is passionate about reading to her developing fetus. When the baby is born, all that reading might contribute to the baby's development of __________ Corrine
a. antipathy toward c. love for b. attachment to d. understanding of
Milgram (1974) designed his experiment to demonstrate that Americans ______________
a. would obey authority even if it meant hurting others b. would not obey authority if it meant hurting others c. would not differ from others on measures of obedience d. would have the capacity to carry out an order to commit mass execution