In the United States, the most common cause of injury or death for children under five years is
a. heart disease
b. kidney disease
c. violence
d. accidents
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Mentally repeating a list or saying it to yourself refers to
a. metamemory. c. retrospective memory. b. elaborative rehearsal. d. maintenance rehearsal.
Selective attention ______________
a. refers to the placement of things into meaningful categories b. refers to thinking about thinking c. refers to focusing on the relevant stimuli and ignoring what is irrelevant d. is a common measure of intelligence
When Alzheimer's disease destroys parts of the temporal lobes, ______.
A. it destroys procedural memory B. this cuts off the hippocampus from the rest of the brain C. this cuts off the frontal lobes, decreasing attention D. this explains the difficulties in motor ability experienced by some patients
Fabian enrolls in a required class and learns on the first day that the only graded assignments are multiple choice tests. Fabian knows he has serious test anxiety. Which of the following thoughts is Fabian most likely to have as part of his secondary appraisal?
A. This class is likely to affect my grade point average way more than I'm comfortable with. B. Is there any way I can convince myself that this is a positive challenge in my life? C. Maybe I can ask the professor if I can take the tests in a quiet room instead of in class. D. Okay, this is stressful, and I hope I can deal with it.