A univseristy graduate first learned the words to her university's fight song long ago at a football game and now tends to only remember the words when attending games at homecoming. Her ability to recall the words only in the presence of this external context demonstrates the power of:
A) encoding specificity.
B) suggestibility.
C) state-dependent storage.
D) transfer-appropriate processing.
A) encoding specificity.
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a. ?success in college b. ?a satisfying job c. ?nothing d. ?graduation from high school
The position that there is an ideal level of arousal for various activities and that individuals attempt to keep the activation of their body and nervous system near this ideal level is called the
a. arousal theory. b. activation-synthesis hypothesis. c. equilibration hypothesis. d. biorhythm theory.
Some people with schizophrenia completely withdraw into a private world, sitting for hours without moving. This condition is called ________
a. disorganized behavior. b. a catatonic stupor. c. a bizarre behavior. d. a hallucination.
As part of a fraternity initiation ritual, Saul is instructed to interrupt a school basketball game by running on the court naked while singing the nursery rhyme "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
If Sam complies with this ritual, his behavior would best illustrate a. psychosis b. distress c. disability d. unconventionality e. neurosis