What type of stimuli did Hermann Ebbinghaus use in his memory research?
a) words
b) numbers
c) pictures
d) nonsense syllables
ANS: d
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a. using visual images; activated b. using visual images; deactivated c. perceiving stimuli; activated d. perceiving stimuli; deactivated
According to the article Pants On Fireabout the detection of high stake lies, Ekman found a correlation
between ability to detect high stakes lies and ability to detect microexpressions. Does this mean that being good at detecting microexpressions causes someone to be good at detecting lies? (a) yes, because the two are so strongly related (b) yes, for some people (c) no, because the data were only correlational (d) no, because the correlations were not statistically significant
According to Freud, the images in one's dreams that serve as visible signs of hidden ideas, desires, impulses, emotions, and relationships are called
a. ideal selves. b. dream symbols. c. REM rebounds. d. psychosexual fixations.
Francine is carrying out a research project where she administers a survey to some of her classmates and then, several weeks later, she administers the same survey to the same group of classmates
Based on this description, it appears that Francine is a. examining the test-retest reliability of her survey. b. carrying out a multiple regression analysis. c. conducting a factor analysis with her data. d. inferring causation between her independent and dependent variables.