Research has demonstrated that, when children were asked to report their race before taking a math test, poorer performance was obtained for _____ children.
A) only African American
B) only Asian American
C) only European American
D) African American and Asian American
A) only African American
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You see three blurry letters. The first letter could be either P or R; the second could be either E or F; the third could be either B or D. Yet you see the letters RED. What conclusion follows? a. We read words only during saccadic eye movements, not during fixations. b. We read words only during fixations, not during saccadic eye movements. c. We identify a word as a whole, not one letter
at a time. d. We identify words by a combination of attentive and preattentive processes.
Herman counts the number of times it takes to rehearse a list of nonsense syllables in order to memorize it. Then he counts the number of times it takes to relearn the list after a month has passed. Herman then calculates the difference between the number of times and determines the percentage gain he made between the two efforts at memorization. Herman uses this figure as a measure of memory
retention. Which technique is Herman using? a. Savings method b. Mnemonics technique c. Long-term potentiation d. Massed practice e. Free recall technique
Skills training may involve in which a person constantly records the amount of drug taking or various situations and emotions that lead to urges for drug use
a. behavior therapy b. cognitive therapy c. exposure therapy d. self-monitoring
A key difference between the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Theory of Planned Behavior is the role of ______.
a. planning in advance of behavior b. perceived behavioral control c. behavioral intentions d. subjective norms