Linda forgot much of what happened on the day of her car accident. In that she hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness for a time, a likely cause of her memory loss is__________
a) proactive interference.
b) reactive interference.
c) retroactive interference.
d) consolidation failure.
d
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You are a new researcher in a social psychology lab. The study you are working on is examining the effects of alcohol on aggressiveness. You are aware of the hypotheses of the study and eager to find evidence that supports them, and you find yourself acting in a less polite manner with participants who are assigned to the alcohol condition. This differential treatment of participants across
conditions will threaten a. the statistical significance of the results. b. the internal validity of the study. c. the external validity of the study. d. the interrater reliability of the study.
Although barbiturates induce sleep, they also __________
a. suppress REM sleep b. cause tachycardia c. increase heart rate d. produce paranoid symptoms
Schemas are powerful organizers of experience. Once you have one, it is easy to
forget what it was like not to have one. What did the authors of the book use as an example of this? (a) trying to recall how to use a VCR (b) teaching statistics to people without a schema for statistics (c) teaching their children how to drive (d) writing the text when the two authors have had radically different schemas (e) all of the above
Which of these responses is normal for women in the plateau phase?
a. the clitoris disappears beneath the clitoral hood b. the breasts swell, obscuring nipple erection c. secretion from the vaginal walls can slow down if the plateau stage is prolonged d. all of the above