In order to achieve high performance on a simple, familiar task, the Yerkes-Dodson law would recommend:
A. high arousal
B. moderate arousal
C. low arousal
D. that arousal does not play a role in performance
Answer: A
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A. vaping B. cigarette smoking C. using hard drugs such as heroin D. alcohol and illicit drugs such as marijuana
Indy is a typical six-year-old and his brother Jones is a typical 16-year-old. How do their information processing skills most likely differ on a memory task?
a. Indy will be able to learn more than Jones if both are given extra time to study for the task. b. Indy will be more likely to utilize deliberate strategies while Jones will rely on unconscious strategies. c. Jones will recall both more relevant information and task-irrelevant information. d. Jones will recall more relevant information and is less likely to recall task-irrelevant information.
According to the Kennard Principle, reorganization after brain damage is
A. a function of the amount of tissue involved. B. a function of developmental age. C. more extensive when damage affects the right hemisphere. D. more extensive when damage affects the left hemisphere.
What term do psychologists use for the finding that groups are less likely than individuals to aid a person in trouble?
a) bystander effect b) sole-witness effect c) subtle aggressive effect d) antisocial behavior effect