In the word list experiment that was based on work by Deese (1959) and Roediger & McDermott (1995), many students incorrectly remembered hearing the word as part of the list of presented stimuli. This highlights a disadvantage of memory's constructive nature
a. blanket
b. sleep
c. tired
d. drowsy
b
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Which of the following receptor cells can never be replaced after they have been damaged?
A. olfactory receptor cells in the nose B. hair cells in the inner ear C. taste receptor cells on the tongue D. skin cells on the fingers
A researcher takes a sample from a population and computes a statistic for the sample. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. If the sample statistic overestimates the corresponding population parameter, then the statistic is biased. b. If the sample statistic underestimates the corresponding population parameter, then the statistic is biased. c. If the sample statistic is equal to the corresponding population parameter, then the statistic is unbiased. d. None of the other statements is correct.
According to Carr (2003), what leads to lower levels of anxiety and anger for the survivors and may provide them with an analysis of the meaning of the death of their loved one?
a. Wealth b. Children c. Education d. Religiousity
To communicate their experiences to others, wine connoisseurs must put taste sensations into words. Thus, wine tasting illustrates the
a. importance of denotative meanings. b. importance of conjunctive concepts. c. encoding function of language. d. how prototypes are conceptualized.