In describing memory, psychologists refer to the processes that determine how memories are translated into performance as:
a. encoding
b. storage
c. retrieval
d. chunking
C
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Bob has been a model employee all year except for the last two to three weeks; yet, Bob's ratings on his performance appraisal reflect his performance during this last two-week to three-week period. This type of rating bias is referred to as:
a. strictness error b. contrast error c. the recency effect d. infrequent observation
The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ____ and the ____
a. brain; spinal cord b. ?muscles; organs c. ?parasympathetic nervous system; sympathetic nervous system d. ?central nervous system; peripheral nervous system
Karen knows that her neighbors often struggle to make ends meet. She sometimes offers to babysit for free because she can easily afford to do so and feels good that she can help in this small way. This example most clearly illustrates the
A) empathic joy hypothesis. B) negative state relief model. C) empathy-altruism model. D) defensive helping. E) kin selection.
The major limitation of the correlational approach is that it
A. is not useful when the experimenter cannot manipulate or control the variables. B. increases the probability of social desirability bias. C. fails to accurately record the thoughts and feelings of people. D. does not establish whether one variable actually causes the other.