Simon took his car to a mechanic because he heard a strange sound whenever he turned the steering wheel to the left. The mechanic was able to quickly identify the problem, just by listening to the sound the car made. The mechanic's quick identification of the problem illustrates:
a. bottom-up processing
b. top-down processing
c. sound localization
d. opponent processing
B
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Which of the following is a difference between Kelly's cognitive theory and the cognitive movement that began around 1960?
a. Cognitive psychologists studied their subjects in an experimental setting, whereas Kelly developed his theory in a clinical setting. b. Cognitive psychologists studied their subjects in a clinical setting, whereas Kelly developed his theory in an experimental setting. c. Kelly's study primarily dealt with overt behavior, whereas cognitive psychologists primarily studied covert behavior. d. Kelly believed that learning influences a person's response to a given stimulus, whereas cognitive psychologists stressed on the conscious constructs by which people arrange their lives.
Antiandrogen drugs, such as those given to some individuals convicted of sexually based crimes, are ______ in treating deviant sexual behavior.
A. minimally effective B. highly effective C. inconsistent and unpredictable D. not as popular as surgical castration
Tyshawn is high in agreeableness and thus shows strong activation in his __________
a. amygdala b. frontal lobe c. hippocampus d. brain stem
______ focus on achieving success based on self-comparison.
a. Outcome goals b. Process goals c. Performance goals d. Comparison goals