According to psychologist Barbara Frederickson, which of the following generally narrows our perceptual focus and increases the likelihood of inattentional blindness?
a. positive emotions
b. negative emotions
c. sensory gating
d. bottom-up processing
B
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Your roommate Alex is reading the paper and suddenly exclaims, "See, I knew women weren't as good as men at math. This article says that women score more than 30 points lower than men on the math SAT.". Based on the material in your text, your best response would be:
a. "That can be explained by the fact that more men than women take the test.". b. "The test doesn't really measure the ability to solve math problems, but it does accurately predict performance in college math courses.". c. "Women may score lower, but the test underpredicts their grades in college math courses.". d. "The gender differences are not statistically significant, because the sample size is so large.".
Vocabulary, problem solving, and short-term memory are considered examples of
a. social roles. b. contextual learning. c. cognitive functioning. d. cognitive deficits.
Which of the following can help to enhance empathic behaviors?
A. pointing out similarities between oneself and others B. teaching one that it is legitimate to feel good about helping others C. showing that the behavior will relieve a feeling of guilt D. increasing material rewards
Which best describes sensory changes during middle childhood?
a. Hearing problems increase due to higher rates of ear infections. b. The incidence of myopia increases c. Vision and hearing both improve dramatically. d. Rates of farsightedness increase while myopia decreases.