Which school of psychology would be MOST likely to conduct research in the area of signal detection?
A) functionalism
B) behaviourism
C) cognitive psychology
D) social psycholog
C) cognitive psychology
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which section of the brain was different in Simon LeVay's study of 35 heterosexual and homosexual men who had died from AIDS?
A) Third interstitial nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus B) Fifth interstitial nucleus of the posterior hypothalamus C) First interstitial nucleus of the cerebellum D) Third interstitial nucleus of the cerebellum
Which of the following provided support for the idea that slow-wave sleep quantity is partly related to brain temperature?
A. Decreasing body temperature while exercising by spraying with water decreased slow-wave sleep quantity. B. Decreases in slow-wave sleep are associated with impaired vigilance. C. Caffeine intake results in reduced slow-wave sleep. D. Heating the head with a hair dryer increased slow-wave sleep.
The information processing paradigm is useful in the study of intelligence because:
A) cognitive processes and operations are sensitive to individual intellectual differences B) the study of intelligence is in desperate need for a unifying theory C) it is developmentally oriented D) we understand it completely E) the stages in information processing theory map nicely onto stages of intelligence