If one has recently attended several parties, one may have a hard time remembering the details of the events that occurred at one particular party. that persons difficulty demonstrates that a _____ memory can be _____ by exposure to similar info
A. episodic; strengthened
B. semantic; weakened
C. episodic; weakened
D. semantic strengthened
Answer: C. episodic; weakened
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Regarding social-cultural factors involved in body weight, which of the following is true?
A. Being 20% over the recommended range of weights is considered normal in the United States. B. Social-cultural standards have little influence on perceptions of weight. C. Because of government subsidies of fatty sausage and dairy products, slightly less than half of all adult Czechs are obese. D. Personality does not influence overeating.
In a Donders C reaction a. two stimuli are presented on separate trials, and the participant must make a different response to each stimulus
b. two stimuli are presented on separate trials, but the participant must respond to only one of them. c. one stimulus is presented on each trial, and the participant must respond to that stimulus on every trial. d. one stimulus is presented on each trial, but the participant must alternate between two different responses on every trial.
By lesioning (destroying) part of the brain of a laboratory rat a scientist has caused the rat to eat continuously and balloon to several times its normal weight. Which part of the brain has the scientist lesioned?
a. the hypothalamus b. the lateral geniculate nucleus c. the substantia nigra d. the amygdala
Pete's father is physically abusive toward Pete, often leaving bruises. His mother, also living in the home, witnesses the abuse but says nothing. She is
compassionate but quiet. neglectful. supportive of Pete. an innocent victim.