The first stage of information processing involves ______
a. encoding information in memory
b. converting information from short-term to long-term memory
c. selecting some of the material bombarding our senses to think about and remember
d. storing information in your memory banks
c
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Another attempt to reform the insanity defense is known as
a. not guilty due to mental illness. b. guilty but mentally ill. c. guilty but insane. d. not guilty due to mental mitigation.
Dr. Vickers just took a position as an educational psychologist with the Blackstone School System. Of the following tasks, which is Vickers LEAST likely to do in this position?
a. Develop a test to measure students' academic potential. b. Train teachers in the use of a new instructional method. c. Administer intelligence tests to students. d. Develop a new instructional method for use in the classroom. e. Conduct research on student motivation.
Cognitive development in college life doesn't just rest on exposure to "great books"; it is also fostered by which of the following?
A. Students and professors with different views B. Philosophical thought of the modern era C. Extended time with similar age groups D. Taking classes within a specialized area
Research suggests that, compared to women:
a. men are more likely to report being sexually aroused by explicit visual stimuli b. men become more physiologically aroused by erotic pictures and movies c. men are less likely to report being sexually aroused by explicit visual stimuli d. men become less physiologically aroused by erotic pictures and movies