Drugs such as alcohol that inhibit aspects of the central nervous system are
a. disinhibitionistic.
b. depressants.
c. stimulants.
d. intoxicants.
b
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The type of learning that occurs when an organism's responding is influenced by the observation of others who are called models is
a. operant conditioning. b. modeling. c. observational learning. d. classical conditioning.
Vernell is being interviewed for a job. Though it isn't really true, the interviewer suspects that Vernell is incompetent. Because the interviewer doesn't expect much from Vernell, he sits far away from her during the interview, interrupts her frequently, and seems distracted when she speaks. As a result, Vernell becomes nervous, starts to stutter, and loses her train of thought several times
The interviewer's final impression is that Vernell is, as he suspected, incompetent. This impression is most likely the result of a. the trait negativity bias. b. a self-fulfilling prophecy. c. primacy effects. d. the fundamental attribution error.
The discrepancy between measured intelligence and verbal ability in individuals with Williams syndrome illustrates the existence of multiple types of intelligence.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
More time spent multitasking will _____
a) make you smarter. b) make you better at doing many things at once. c) make you worse at managing your thought processes. d) improve your processing speed.