People are presented with 16 digits, read one at a time. The last digit is a repetition of a previous digit. A person is to report the number that followed the repeated digit when it was presented for the first time
The name for this task is the __________ task.
a. digit span
b. Brown-Peterson
c. probe–digit
d. Sternberg
Correct: c
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Lance is on trial for capital murder and is hoping to use a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. He tells his lawyer that he meets most of the criteria in the DSM-5 for antisocial personality disorder. Lance's lawyer would most likely tell him, __________.
A. "Meeting the criteria for mental illness means you will be identified as criminally insane" B. "You must meet all the criteria listed to be deemed criminally insane" C. "Meeting the criteria for mental illness does not mean you will be identified as criminally insane" D. "The DSM-5 cannot be used to diagnose psychological disorders - it is more like an encyclopedia that provides definitions"
An expert on eating disorders describes those with such disorders as "lacking interoceptive awareness." Which of the following characterizes this lack?
a. People with eating disorders do not recognize internal cues, including emotional states and hunger. b. Those with eating disorders do not understand how other people are trying to influence their behavior in subtle ways. c. People with eating disorders do not pay attention to the nonverbal behavior of individuals during conversations. d. Those with eating disorders often confuse hunger pangs with signs of deeper psychological significance.
The__________monitors brain waves and can be used to teach people how to produce alpha waves, which are associated with relaxation
A) coronagraph B) heliograph C) phonocardiograph D) electroencephalograph E) Select
A taste aversion that is learned following a 10-hour gap between the neutral stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus would ____
a. ?be very unusual b. ?be somewhat unusual c. ?be typical d. ?technically not be a result of classical conditioning