Janet has a comprehensive final for her organic chemistry class. For her to be able to retain the information from early in the semester, she should be advised to use ________ in her studying throughout the term
a) cramming
b) delayed practice
c) spaced practice
d) massed practice
ANS: C, Distributed practice occurs when we study material in smaller amounts over a longer time period
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How does the brain represent language in a bilingual person? a. One language is in the left hemisphere and the other is in both hemispheres
b. One language is in the left hemisphere and the other is in the right hemisphere. c. An expanded area of the brain controls language, but it is the same for both languages. d. One language is in Broca's area and the other is in Wernicke's area.
The desirable and undesirable behaviors involved in differential reinforcement have schedules of reinforcement that exist at the same time. Behaviors that have reinforcement schedules existing at the same time are referred to as:
a. concurrent operants b. overlapping behaviors c. simultaneous operants d. interfering behaviors
Techniques to aid retrieval from LTM are known as
(a) eidetics (b) algorithms (c) icons (d) mnemonics (e) feature protectors
This is the first exam you have ever taken in Professor Smith's class. You know nothing about her tests, and she has never done anything harmful to you or anyone else
Nonetheless, you are anxious about the test. Your anxiety in this situation is an example of: a. generalization. b. discrimination. c. backward conditioning. d. none of the above.