You are surprised by the fact that you cannot remember if Abraham Lincoln's head faces the left or the right on a penny. This is all the more surprising given the fact that you work with money at your job on nearly a daily basis
What would best explain such an inability to recall this information?
a. encoding failure
b. decay theory
c. interference theory
d. distributed practice effect
a
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The process of categorization is universal to all humans, and some categories appear to be universal across cultures
a) True b) False
Before a life-ending drug can be prescribed and dispensed, the Assisted Dying Bill requires two doctors to confirm which of the following?
A. that the person requesting the drug is terminally ill B. that the person requesting the drug is capable of making this decision C. that the person requesting the drug has formed a settled intention to die D. all of these
Therapeutic programs designed to help people substitute more positive behaviors for negative behaviors are most closely related to the psychological goal of
a. control. b. prediction. c. explanation. d. description
When Jacob's girlfriend and her friends stopped by his house during a basketball game with his friends, Jacob's performance increased slightly due to what Zajonc calls
A) social facilitation. B) prosocial facilitation. C) attribution. D) social disruption.