The lack of support for the existence of recovered memories is based on
a. evidence that therapists may be suggesting traumatic memories.
b. studies that show how easily false memories can be implanted through leading questions.
c. both a and b
d. individuals who have confessed to falsely accusing people of abuse.
C
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Which of the following correctly describes the condition known as anaclitic depression?
a. a form of depression that is related to weather b. a form of biologically induced depression that can be seen in young children c. the lack of social responsiveness that can occur when an infant does not have a consistent attachment figure d. what happens when young children model the behavior of their parents who have a history of depression
Lindsey argues that she is not responsible for any of her bad behavior as she is driven by biological and environmental factors over which she has no control. This belief best exemplifies the _____ position on development
a. discontinuity b. continuity c. passivity d. activity
The pragmatic view of memory proposes that
a. people typically pay attention to the gist of a story; however, if they realize that exact wording is important, they are likely to emphasize verbatim recall. b. people are more concerned with the politeness of a message than with its grammatical structure or the specific meaning in that message. c. people realize that researchers are going to be testing verbatim recall, so they pay much more attention to the specific words than they do in real-life situations. d. we tend to remember schema-inconsistent material more accurately than schema-consistent material.
Jim noticed that there was someone lying on the floor in the hallway. Lots of people were walking by and although a few looked at the person, no one slowed down or stopped. Jim is likely to determine the person is not in need of urgent assistance and continue walking as well because of
a. the bystander effect. c. the ambiguous situation. b. informational influence. d. all of these.