Consciousness, as described in the book, is:
A) the Id
B) a pristine spiritual state of existence
C) the state of being alive
D) a topic not relevant to psychological study
E) the current awareness of external and internal circumstances
E
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a. ?no circadian cycle b. ?a shorter circadian cycle c. ?a longer circadian cycle d. ?the same circadian cycle
Why are cognitive psychologists less interested in the information-processing approach than they were in earlier years?
a. They now realize that the complexity of human thinking requires more sophisticated models. b. They acknowledge that behaviorist principles can explain memory more effectively. c. They argue that the model does not distinguish sufficiently between short-term memory (working memory) and long-term memory. d. They point out that the model works only for visual information, rather than for auditory information.
Sigmund Freud viewed the ego defenses as obstacles to the understanding of the unconscious; Anna Freud viewed them ____.
a. as having independent importance b. in the same way c. as offering no help in understanding abnormal behavior d. as a window into the unconscious
You are trying to remember a short list of letters, numbers, or words after seeing or hearing them once. If it takes you more than four to six seconds to repeat the list, you will forget some of the items due to
a. memory decay. b. disuse. c. consolidation. d. suppression.