A distractor is

a) an incorrect alternative response to a test question
b) a vague, yet correct alternative to a test question
c) an item that serves as a filler item
d) the correct response to a test item


A

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Edward Titchener is known for:

A) establishing structuralism in the United States. B) writing a devastating critique of the behaviourist works of B. F. Skinner. C) establishing the functionalist concentration within psychology. D) writing the first book on physiological psychology.

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Miriam is in her 90s and is preparing to write her autobiography. A friend who is a psychologist told her about the reminiscence bump. Based on this information, Miriam is expecting which of the following to occur as she sets out to write her book?

a. She will recall her childhood best. b. She will recall the last 10 years of her life best. c. She will recall her teens and 20s the best. d. Her best memory will be the part of her life that she enjoyed the most.

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When scientists cycle through explicit testing and modification of theories based on evidence, they are coordinating theory with ________

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Which of these is a secondaryreinforcer?

A) food B) money C) warm temperature D) drinking water

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