In a lexical decision task in which participants must judge whether a string of letters forms a word in English, participants are first shown the string BANANA. Based on what you know about categories and spreading activation, which of the following strings might participants then judge the most rapidly?
a. APPLE
b. ANANAB
c. MAVEN
d. BANDANA
a. APPLE
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According to experimental research done with rodents (de Oliveira et al., 2001), why might in utero exposure to lead cause memory problems?
a. Because lead damages the hypothalamus b. Because lead may decrease neurotransmitter levels in the hippocampus c. Because lead exposure damages the frontal lobes d. Because lead may decrease serotonin levels in the amygdala
Physicians who specialize in the treatment of psychological disorders are called
a. psychiatrists. c. psychiatric nurses. b. clinical psychologists. d. general practitioners.
Daniel is being administered a competence test. During this test Daniel gave a wrong answer to an open-ended question. The test administrator provided the right answer and then later asked Daniel other open-ended questions to assess whether he now has an adequate understanding of the area. What test is Daniel taking?
A. Interdisciplinary Fitness Interview B. Competency Assessment Instrument C. Fitness Interview Test D. MacArthur Structured Assessment of the Competence of Criminal Defendants
Borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder are considered "Cluster B" personality disorders, characterized by dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior. Based on the underlying similarities between those two disorders, which one of the following people would you expect to be classified as having a different disorder that is also Cluster B?
A. Arin, who has little desire to form close relationships with other people and is emotionally cold B. Bahareh, who tends to be rigid and perfectionistic and gets upset when something alters her routine C. Celeste, who likes to be the center of attention all the time and becomes moody when attention shifts to someone else D. Danielle, who is extremely suspicious and mistrustful of new people who are not part of his inner circle of friends