You are watching a spy thriller on television. In the movie, a secret agent is trying to identify a spy for the other side by looking at some pictures of possible spies. The spy is using ____ to identify the correct individual.

A. recognition
B. recall
C. proactive interference
D. long-term potentiation


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. impact of negative versus positive information in impression formation. b. role of similarity in values in mate selection. c. impact of different types of leaders on group performance. d. role of peers in conformity as a function of age.

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Which best illustrates gender segregation?

a. The fact that boys are better at spatial abilities than girls. b. Seeing one group consisting of all girls playing at one end of a gym and an all-boy group playing at the other end. c. The fact that girls are more emotional than boys. d. Seeing a sign that says both boys and girls can try out for the dance team.

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People who think of themselves as wonderful, brilliant, important, and worthy of constant admiration have the characteristics of which personality disorder?

a. obsessive b. dependent c. paranoid d. narcissistic

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Gossip is overheard: "Bonzo never gets a second date with any woman because he is totally clueless about others' thoughts, needs, or wants.". Bonzo is seen by others as being deficient in

a. personal agency. b. self-esteem. c. person perception. d. his extended self and his categorical self.

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