Experimental control refers to which of the following?
a. The use of random assignment to conditions
b. The conduct of research in a laboratory
c. The manipulation of the independent variable
d. The extent to which unwanted influences on the dependent variable have been eliminated.
d
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Sarah enjoys playing games such as Jeopardy! and Trivial Pursuit, which require her to answer questions based on her ability to recall facts. These types of games test Sarah's ________
a. explicit memory. b. flashbulb memory. c. reconstructive memory. d. implicit memory.
Selective attention determines what information moves from sensory memory into short-term memory
Indicate whether this statement is true or false
All of the following actions mediate the reinforcing effects of alcohol except:
a. facilitating GABAA receptor activation in the nucleus accumbens. b. activating GABAA receptors located on GABA neurons in the ventral tegmental area. c. decreasing inhibition for mesolimbic dopamine neurons. d. decreasing ?-endorphin levels in the nucleus accumbens.
According to the ______ model, the word superiority effect occurs because a letter presented in the context of a word activates not only the relevant node for the word, but also each of the letters within the word.
a. prototype b. connectionist c. direct perception d. featural analysis