Which of these is the best example of auditory sensory memory?
a) hearing "silence" in an empty room
b) a ringing in your ear after you trip and hit your head
c) silently repeating a telephone number to yourself to remember it
d) while listening to a friend, you ask what he said and "hear" his words again as you ask your question
ANS: d
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a. an increase in the average age at first marriage b. an increase in the percentage of couples who voluntarily remain childless c. an increased tendency for young adults to postpone marriage. d. a decrease in the percentage of couples who cohabit prior to marriage
The early Christian Church believed that ____
a. demons could be released through the cathartic method b. many behaviors we call mental disorders were the result of supernatural forces c. science was the most effective way to understand abnormal human behavior d. abnormal behavior was primarily the result of biological abnormality
Frederic Bartlett's research on memory demonstrated that people tend to remember:
A) what actually happened instead of what should have happened. B) what should have happened instead of what actually happened. C) nonsense syllables with more accuracy than meaningful words. D) meaningful words with more accuracy than nonsense syllables.
Although phrenology is mostly wrong, what did phrenologists get right about the nervous system? a. The ventricles play a major role in the transmission of messages in the brain. b. Sensation and movement have separate pathways
c. Neurons communicate using electrical signals. d. Some functions can be localized in the brain.