What contains the words, stored in memory, each of which has a threshold for being activated?

A. Attenuator
B. Dictionary unit
C. Detector
D. Filter


Answer: B

Psychology

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The chapter on women and work discusses the concept of affirmative action. Affirmative action means that

a. an organization should make genuine efforts to consider qualified people who belong to a group that is underrepresented in the company. b. an organization must practice reverse discrimination by giving special preference to women and people of color, even if they are somewhat less qualified than European American men. c. quotas must be established for every occupational category, and organizations will be fined if they do not meet the quota. d. women and people of color must be paid higher wages and promoted more quickly than European American men.

Psychology

Which species experience menstrual cycles rather than estrus cycles?

a. all mammals b. all primates c. humans and New World primates d. humans and Old World primates

Psychology

There is a cluster of fibers at the end of every neuron that receives messages from other neurons called

A. dendrites. B. terminal buttons. C. axons. D. glial fibers.

Psychology

When every participant in an experiment has an equally likely chance of receiving any one of the treatments, the researcher is using

A) independent assignment. B) random assignment. C) direct assignment to condition. D) systematic assignment.

Psychology