Since we seem to only be able to keep about seven pieces of information in working memory
at a time, the process we use to simplify information so we can remember more is
called __________.
Fill in the blanks with correct word
chunking
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Damage to the FFA results in a neuropsychological condition is called:
a. hemifield neglect. b. anterior amnesia. c. prosopagnosia. d. transcortical aphasia.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. "Rats will choose to electrically stimulate the pleasure centres of their brain over food or sex. " 2. "Rats will choose to electrically stimulate their cerebellum over food or sex. " 3. "Dopamine-blocking drugs diminish the reinforcing effects of opiate drugs. " 4. "Rats that discover food in one arm of a maze with many arms will tend to revisit that arm over and over again, searching for more food. " 5. "Biological predispositions may interfere with the ability to learn an operant response. "
Suppose you develop a scale of measurement for your preferences on music, such that you give country music a rating of 10 on an open-ended scale, and classical music (which you are neutral about) you give a rating of zero. Since you like pop music twice as much as you like country music, you give it a number twice as large, a rating of 20 . Since you dislike Rap music, you give it a rating of
–10, to show that you dislike Rap music as much as you like country music. This scale of measurement would be a. nominal b. ordinal c. interval d. ratio
The intense fear associated with phobias:
a. suggests an unconscious cause b. makes the individual go to great lengths to avoid the feared object or situation c. cannot be avoided d. is proportional to the danger elicited by the object or situation