A race car driver wants to win the prize money and feels as if the money is pulling him to win. Which of the following would explain this behavior?
A. pleasure-center theory
B. fixed action patterns
C. incentive theory
D. instinct theory
Answer: C
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Before Gary enrolled in an abnormal psychology course, his idea of psychological disorders had been influenced primarily by what he saw on talk shows. He expected to hear the same kinds of stories he had heard on television. What an eye-opening experience the course turned out to be! How would a cognitive psychologist describe the influence the course had on Gary's idea of psychological disorders?
A. Gary learned the value of algorithms. B. Gary now uses heuristics. C. The course increased Gary's ability to use visual imagery. D. The course altered Gary's schema of psychological disorders.
Suppose that students in a research study see a list of English words. Which of the following would be the best way for the researchers to test implicit memory later on in the session?
a. Ask them to recall as many words as possible. b. Show them a longer list of words and ask them to recognize which ones they saw earlier. c. See if they show more encoding specificity for the words that were not in the original list. d. Show them a longer list of words, with several letters missing from each word, and ask them to complete the words.
When we rate words or concepts on dimensions, such as good/bad, strong/weak, and active/passive, we are measuring the connotative meaning of the words or concepts by using which approach?
a. random search strategy b. semantic differential c. phonemic differential d. cross-stimulation effect
_____ psychology studies the relationships between psychological factors and the prevention and treatment of physical health problems
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