Which of the following is an example of shape constancy?
A) Recognizing that a door is a rectangle whether closed or ajar
B) Perceiving a ruler to be 12 inches long whether it is two feet or six feet away
C) Being able to see someone by means of peripheral vision
D) Scanning a human face from the edges inward
A
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In anterograde amnesia, there is
a. an inability to form new long-term memories. b. an inability to retrieve old long-term memories. c. a problem where new information interferes with old. d. a problem where old information interferes with new. e. a problem where all memories are kept hidden from awareness.
The self-fulfilling prophecy in which knowledge of a stereotype actually leads to increased anxiety and poorer performance consistent with the original stereotype is referred to as _______________ threat
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A number of factors influence the distance a car travels before stopping when the brakes are applied, including initial speed of the car, the slope of the roadway, the car's tire tread, and the roughness of the roadway
Suppose Ginny, a five-year-old child, is given a series of problems in which she is asked to predict which of two cars will travel the greatest distance before stopping when the brakes are applied. When solving such problems, Ginny is likely to ___. a. consistently predict that the car with the greatest initial speed will travel farthest b. consider both initial speed and tire tread when predicting which car will travel farthest c. haphazardly guess which car will travel farthest on each problem d. consider all of the relevant dimensions when predicting which car will travel farthest
The researcher Timothy Salthouse suggests that if people are mentally active all of their lives, they enter late adulthood with __________
a) a higher IQ b) a "cognitive reserve" that allows them to continue to perform at a relatively high mental level c) learned practice skills that help the elderly "use it or lose it" d) the knowledge of how to find and take advantage of adequate or proper mental stimulation