Researchers gave participants varying amounts of a new "memory" drug. Then they gave them a story to read, and measured their scores on a quiz. The _____ would be the independent variable (IV), and the _____ would be the dependent variable (DV).
A. response to the drug; amount of the drug
B. experimental group; control group
C. amount of exposure to the drug; quiz scores
D. researcher variables; extraneous variables
Answer: C. amount of exposure to the drug; quiz scores
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c. They can see just as well in complete darkness as they do under normal lighting. d. They have normal vision but a complete loss of visual memory.
Which of the following represents the clearest example of reflective abstraction?
A) "This bird is very tiny." B) "This animal can't fly, but the teacher called it a bird." C) "This bird is huge and eats meat." D) "I see that birds come in different shapes and sizes, but all birds have wings."
The amygdala is most involved in the processing of ________ memory
a. procedural b. semantic c. episodic d. emotional
Which of the following defines anterograde amnesia?
a. The inability to retrieve events that occurred before a given time b. The inability to transfer information from short-term to long-term memory c. The strengthening of synaptic connections d. The loss of memory due to the passage of time