What color would you see if a researcher simultaneously passes radiant light through filters representing the three primary colors?
a) white
b) black
c) dark gray
d) light gray
ANS: a
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Which model of memory is most similar in conceptualization to the way computers function?
A. Craik and Lockhart's model B. Extinction C. The information-processing model D. The parallel distributed processing model
People living under stressful conditions tend to get sick more often than they otherwise would. How do researchers in psychoneuroimmunology explain this phenomenon?
A. The stress response reduces immune system functioning, thus making us more vulnerable to diseases. B. The stress response in the long run leads to a lowering of the heart rate, which makes the heart inefficient. C. The stress response makes muscles stronger, which places a greater burden on the heart and respiratory systems. D. The body tends to adapt to the constant call for the stress response, and thus future immune responses are not as strong as before.
Jackson is interested in the effects of violent movies on aggressive behavior. He has some participants in his study watch Grand Torino (his "violent" movie) and others watch Marley and Me (his "nonviolent"movie). Unfortunately, in addition to these movies being very different in their violence level, they also differ in a lot of other ways (one is a comedy, the other isn't, and so forth). This
means that Jackson's study has a ____. a. factorial design b. confound c. nonrandom assignment d. random assignment
Which of the following best describes decision making?
a. finding the one correct solution to a particular problem b. mentally representing and manipulating information c. conceiving of new ways to view situations or new uses for familiar objects d. developing new, workable products or solutions to problems e. selecting a course of action from a set of available alternatives