Memory sins are BEST conceptualized as:
A) maladaptive quirks resulting from genetic mutation.
B) once adaptive processes that have become maladaptive in the modern world.
C) the occasional result of a normally efficient system.
D) evidence of a highly inefficient system.
C) the occasional result of a normally efficient system.
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You make an appointment to see a therapist and, as you are waiting, you notice that a lot of the books on the therapist's shelves deal with the work of Sigmund Freud. You might expect that this therapist will:
a. use counterconditioning to reduce specific fears and anxieties b. emphasize the need to bring unconscious conflicts into conscious awareness c. help you recognize and change negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs d. help you recognize discrepancies between your self-concept and your everyday experiences
A mute mental patient is first given a token each time he or she says a word. Next, tokens are given for speaking a complete sentence. Later, the patient is gradually required to speak more often, then to answer questions, and eventually to carry on a short conversation in order to receive tokens. This gradual improvement of the patient's communication skills is an example of
a. shaping. b. reciprocal inhibition. c. classical conditioning. d. systematic desensitization.
Young infants' tendency to look preferentially at the outer contours of complete visual stimuli is called the
a. Snellen effect. c. externality effect. b. perceptual differentiation effect. d. selective attention effect.
The slope of the regression line is designated as the
a. "a" term b. "b" term c. "y" term d. "r" term