If the name of a color is written in a different color, you find it easier to read the word than to name the color of ink. What is the name of this phenomenon?
a. Stroop effect
b. Attentional blink
c. Availability heuristic
d. Confirmation bias
a
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a. performed the painful ritual b. watched others perform the painful ritual c. sang and prayed as their part in the ritual d. performed the painful ritual or watched others perform it
The term for a drug or compound that mimics the actions of a neurotransmitter is ______.
A. agonist B. antagonist C. molecule D. receptor
An interview designed to measure depression includes questions about cognitive and emotional aspects, but no questions about somatic aspects (weight changes, sleep disturbance, etc.). This interview clearly has imperfect __________ validity
a. predictive b. content c. discriminant d. concurrent
In the text, the authors discussed the astounding memory capabilities of Rajan. He could recall the digits for the number pi starting from nearly any place in the sequence. His amazing ability is due, in part, to his use of
A) chunking. B) flashbulb memory. C) hypnotic regression. D) photographic memory.