A person is more likely to store a seven digit phone number in his or her _____ memory.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
short-term
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The Hippocratics believed that physical illness was caused by:
a. ?possession by evil spirits b. ?a life characterized by hedonism c. ?an imbalance of the four bodily humors d. ?the patient's inner desire to be ill
What is the term for the process of concentrating on one limited aspect of a stimulus and ignoring other aspects?
a) symbolic functioning b) language acquisition c) centration d) concrete operations
Which statement supports the contention that schizophrenia is associated with brain damage?
A. The size of the lateral ventricles decreases in schizophrenic patients. B. The dlPFC shows lower activation. C. The neurological symptoms noted in schizophrenia are unique to this disorder. D. Control subjects are more likely to show neurological symptoms.
In a study on flashbulb memory it was found that:
a. positive events lead to more encoding failures than negative events. b. Catholics have more flashbulb memories of the death of Pope John Paul II than do non-Catholics. c. positive events lead to greater accuracy of flashbulb memories than do negative events. d. Because of the trauma involved, people outside of Turkey had more flashbulb memories for an earthquake in Turkey than did Turkish people.