Collins and Loftus created a revised semantic network model to ______.
A. violate the transitive inheritance of properties
B. give each connection between concepts the same weight
C. try to account for typicality effects
D. show that people do not use hierarchies when organizing concepts
Answer: C
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a. education increases "brain work," which in turn increases the density of synaptic connections in the cortex. b. going to college is also correlated with a family's social economic status, which may be the real cause. c. nuns who are educated rise in the church hierarchy, and therefore, lead less stressful lives. d. the nuns are aware of how the brain functions.
A significant ______ tells us that the effect of one factor depends on the level of the other factor.
A. factorial B. interaction C. bivariate D. multivariate
A Type I error occurs when an effect exists, but it is not found in the research
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Concerning eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Almost 300 people who were convicted of murder, rape, and other crimes in the United States based on eyewitness testimony have been exonerated by DNA testing. b. An eyewitness' perception and memory for an event may be affected by his or her attitudes and expectations. c. Our everyday perceptions are rarely as inaccurate or distorted as those of an emotional eyewitness to a crime. d. Personal objectivity requires frequent reality testing to maintain.