A runner in a race tells herself, "Just another quarter mile and you've made it." This serves to
a. focus attention.
b. guide behavior.
c. provide encouragement.
d. reduce anxiety.
c
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You are walking through the park, and you notice two people. You see that they are sitting together on a blanket of some kind. They also have a basket in front of them, and there is food inside it. There is a bottle of juice next to each person, and they appear to be laughing and enjoying the mild weather that you then notice. Combining all of these observations to surmise that this couple is having a picnic on a beautiful day in the park best illustrates ______.
A. the filter model of attention B. top-down processing C. the feature-integration theory D. the capacity model of attention
Believing that you are always the center of attention and that even the smallest things you do will be noticed by everyone else demonstrates your
A) relativistic thinking. B) personal fable. C) imaginary audience. D) deductive thinking.
Following a corrective brain surgery, Kathleen began showing some odd behavior. While grocery shopping, she would find her right hand trying to grab items off of the shelf while her left hand tried to remove those same items from her shopping cart. Based on her behavior, what type of surgical procedure did Kathleen have?
A. amputation of a limb B. severing of the corpus callosum C. lesion in the somatosensory area D. frontal lobotomy
The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. "I'll take Specialties in Psychology for $300." The revealed answer is, "These psychological professionals work with situations in which environmental conditions may have an impact on mental health." Just before the buzzer sounds, what will you say?
A. "What is a neuropsychologist?" B. "What is a forensic psychologist?" C. "What is a psychiatric social worker?" D. "What is a developmental psychologist?"