What is another name for "working memory?"
a. Immediate memory
b. Short-term memory
c. Active memory
d. Processing memory
Answer: B
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How does a self-help group differ from group therapy? a. A self-help group includes members with a greater variety of problems or disorders. b. A self-help group has a firm deadline for achieving results
c. A self-help group does not include a therapist. d. A self-help group does not deal with DSM disorders.
Why is it that the brain of an adolescent becomes capable of processing information more efficiently than the brain of a child?
a. Because the brain has grown to its adult size by the time puberty occurs b. Because synaptic pruning and myelination are nearly complete by adolescence c. Because not all of the cerebral lobes were "active" before puberty, but they are all working in adolescence d. Because the corpus callosum atrophies and disappears during adolescence
Which research method was used to study the effects of the brain damage experienced by Phineas Gage?
a) case study b) biofeedback c) stereotaxic surgery d) computerized brain imagery
The criticism “psychology of the college sophomore” refers to the problem of
A. inferential conclusions. B. descriptive statistics. C. generalizability of results. D. variance in data.