The difference between learning nonsense syllables and meaningful information is
a. that nonsense syllables are remembered longer because of their distinctiveness.
b. that meaningful information is remembered longer because it is more organized.
c. that learning nonsense syllables is easier because there is no proactive inhibition.
d. so minimal that both types of information are remembered for virtually the same length of time.
B
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Suppose that you are talking with a 4-year-old girl. What information is this girl likely to know about gender?
a. She probably looks longer at a picture of a man doing a feminine task, compared to all other combinations of the person's gender and the task that the person is doing. b. She probably cannot provide accurate gender labels for photos of people. c. She can probably explain the differences between females and males. d. If you show her a coloring book, she probably will not select a picture that is stereotypically associated with females.
When people in a relationship are tempted by being asked to think about meeting an attractive single person who would be a potential partner, men and women ____
a. both increase relationship commitment b. react differently, with men reducing relationship commitment and women increasing it c. react differently, with men increasing relationship commitment and women reducing it d. both reduce relationship commitment
After Philippe Pinel systematically introduced moral therapy as a treatment in mental hospitals in France, a similar type of treatment was first established in a U.S. hospital by a. Benjamin Rush
b. William Tuke. c. Joseph von Medina. d. Manfred Sakel.
Suppose you were a participant in one of David McClelland's studies of the need for achievement. You would be given the Thematic Apperception Test and be expected to
a. rate yourself on a series of achievement-related questions. b. check off those goals that most apply to you. c. compile a list of your most important lifetime achievements. d. generate stories in response to a series of ambiguous drawings.