Which memory task is virtually impossible for older people?
a) memorizing something while simultaneously monitoring something else
b) memorizing names
c) following directions
d) recognizing faces
Answer: a) memorizing something while simultaneously monitoring something else
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Nicole was having dinner at Appleby's with her boyfriend last year. When their food arrived, he and she began to argue. The argument was serious and continued the entire evening. Now Nicole finds that every time she is in Appleby's, she begins to feel tense and upset. In this example of classical conditioning, being in Appleby's is:
a. a conditioned stimulus b. an unconditioned stimulus c. an unconditioned response d. a conditioned response
For a study conducted in a closed system, there is ____ compared to an open system
a. more control b. less control c. more external validity d. less internal validity
The __________ gland is often called the "master gland."
FIll in the blank with correct word.
Mary arrives home to find her son washing the dirty dishes left from his party the night before
When she discovers his first-semester grade report on the table and sees that he got straight A's, Mary rewards him by relieving him of the unpleasant task of finishing the dishes. Which operant process does the example illustrate? a. positive reinforcement b. negative reinforcement c. extinction d. punishment