What was one of Mary Whiton Calkins's major accomplishments?
a) offering the definition of psychology used today
b) establishing the first school of psychology to offer degrees to women
c) developing the statistical methods that made experimental research possible
d) being elected the first woman president of the American Psychological Association
ANS: d
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The discussion of gender comparisons in physical aggression included information on crime rates. Which of the following students best understands this topic?
a. Ted: "Women now commit more crimes than men.". b. Nicole: "The sharp increase in the number of women in prison is primarily due to more women killing their abusive partners.". c. Amy: "Women and men are equally likely to commit murder.". d. Charles: "Men are consistently more likely than women to be the offenders in almost every category of criminal behavior.".
One nontraditional exit from the labor force is to retire and take a bridge job. Of the following selections, choose the one who is considered to be working a bridge job
a. Martha, a retired journalist, volunteers at a local hospital b. Duane, a salesman who went back to college at night after his company downsized and takes care of his two children after school. c. Jorge, a retired county sheriff, took a part-time security guard position at a local Walmart d. Bertha, retired from Harley Davidson, so she could spend more time gardening
At its most basic level, operant conditioning is _______________ with long-term memory.
a. Pavlovian conditioning b. superstitious behavior c. evaluative conditioning d. hill-climbing
The fact that one's memory can be influenced by the mood or bodily condition that exists at the time of learning and at the time of retrieval is known as
a. eidetic imagery. b. the serial position effect. c. state-dependent learning. d. the tip-of-the-tongue state.