Which of the following represents a simple (Donders A) reaction?
a. A receptionist's telephone has several buttons corresponding to different telephone numbers. When the telephone rings the receptionist responds by pressing the button that is flashing on and off.
b. When a resident of the apartment building rings a bell the security guard responds by pressing a button that opens the front door. If a nonresident rings the bell the guard does not let that person in the building.
c. When a bicyclist sees a stop sign he puts on his brakes to stop.
d. When the alarm clock goes off a person can either press the "snooze" button or else turn the alarm off.
C
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Michael usually waits until the night before an exam and studies for about six hours non-stop. Michael is using a study strategy known as
a. massed practice. b. partial encoding. c. whole learning. d. spaced practice.
Among the following, which have the closest correlation between their IQs?
a. parents and children b. grandparents and grandchildren c. siblings of the same sex raised together d. identical twins raised apart
Characteristics such as assertiveness and independence are typically regarded as male traits and categorized as
a) primary. b) dominant. c) expressive. d) instrumental.