If research by Pronin and colleagues regarding the bias blind spot applies to you, who would you think is least susceptible to making self-serving attributions?
a. you
b. a family member
c. the average American
d. the average classmate
Answer: A
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According to the research on prospective memory, elderly people
a. consistently make more errors than younger people. b. typically make more errors than younger people. c. make about the same number of errors as younger people. d. make about the same number of errors on real-life tasks, but more errors on tasks that are low in ecological validity.
Models designed to explain mental functioning are constantly refined and modified to explain new results. Which of the following exemplifies this concept based on the results presented in your text?
a. Replacing the STM component of the modal model with working memory b. Replacing the sensory memory component of the modal model with the episodic buffer c. Replacing the STM component of the modal model with iconic memory d. Replacing the sensory memory component of the modal model with working memory
The emotion-focused coping approach is useful for managing the impact of more uncontrollable stressors
a. true b. false
The idea that the formation of associations is a key to learning is
(a) new - Skinner is among those introducing the idea (b) 20th century - Pavlov originated it (c) historical - Plato, Hume and Locke wrote on it (d) still hotly debated