The process we use to notice important stimuli and ignore irrelevant stimuli is __________.
A. encoding
B. selective attention
C. masking
D. chunking
Answer: B
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How often is the official diagnostic manual for mental disorders revised by the American Psychiatric Association?
a. every year b. every other year c. every 5 to 10 years d. every 15 to 20 years
To conduct linkage studies, researchers attempt to find evidence for
a. an association between life events and specific disorders. b. similar rates of disorder in MZ and DZ twins. c. different rates of disorder in adopted children and in their biological and adopted parents. d. an association between a disorder and another trait within the same family.
Political affiliation is to the _____ property of measurement as inches are to the _____ property of measurement
a. magnitude; identity b. equal unit size; magnitude c. absolute zero; equal unit size d. identity; equal unit size
Define the serial position curve and discuss why it is relevant to everyday living. Give examples.
What will be an ideal response?