In the lexical decision task, participants are asked to
A. separate a sentence into individual words.
B. decide which meaning of an ambiguous sentence is correct in a specific situation.
C. identify words that are contained in sentences.
D. decide whether a string of letters is a word or a nonword.
Answer: D
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A. maintaining visual images despite interruptions caused by blinking B. recognizing words by momentarily holding strings of speech sounds so that related sounds can be grouped as words C. limiting sensory input D. facilitating permanent storage through the process of chunking
Modern technology has provided us with many time-saving devices, but
a. most of us don't use them. b. they cost too much for most of us despite a better quality of life. c. our sense of personal fulfillment is even greater because of them. d. our quality of life and sense of personal fulfillment seem to have declined.
A friend who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia has recently isolated himself from others and avoids most social contact. In addition, he rarely shows any emotion
These changes in his behaviors are considered part of the ________ category of symptoms associated with schizophrenia. a. acute b. active c. positive d. negative
The process by which sensory information is converted into a form
that can be useful to the brain's memory system is called a. sensation. b. encoding. c. information processing. d. transduction. e. perception.