The statistical procedure used to make predictions about people's poetic ability based on their scores on a general writing ability test and their scores on a creativity test is
A) ridge regression.
B) multiple regression.
C) bivariate regression.
D) proportion of variance accounted for.
B
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In which of the following defense mechanisms does an individual falsely attribute his or her own unacceptable feelings, impulses, or thoughts to another person?
a. Denial b. Projection c. Displacement d. Sublimation
Many children remember what their parents said they did at very young ages rather than remembering the actual events. Remembering the information, but not the source of the memory explains how which of the following are formed?
a. eidetic images b. echoic memories c. false memories d. iconic memories
Research on the effectiveness of hypnosis in solving crimes found that
a. hypnosis improved memory only for crimes involving high emotion, such as kidnapping or murder. b. hypnosis increased false memories as the person filled in memory gaps with imagination. c. hypnosis was only accurate for good hypnotic subjects. d. if the person felt confident about the information gained through hypnosis, then the information was more likely to be true.
______________ appears to be responsible for the storage of new long-term memories. If it is removed, the ability to store anything new is completely lost
a) The cerebellum b) The prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex c) The hippocampus d) The amygdala