Although sensory memory is involved every time we store information, we are more likely to notice which of the following in carrying out our everyday chores?
a. short-term and long-term memory
b. chunking and implicit memory
c. eidetic and redintegrative memory
d. procedural and skill memory
ANSWER: a
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Which of the following areas of specialization in psychology is involved with the development of curricula and the training of teachers?
a. school psychology b. educational psychology c. experimental psychology d. industrial/organizational psychology
It is fairly easy to condition monkeys and humans to fear snakes, but almost impossible to condition either to fear flowers. This supports the __________ theory of phobias.
A. classical conditioning B. preparedness C. vicarious conditioning D. psychoanalytic
William James, the father of American psychology, once wrote: "Thinking is for doing." What did he mean by this?
a. The human brain probably developed its current cognitive abilities in large part to enable effective decision-making and to facilitate behavior. b. People typically engage in conscious thought only when engaged in a task (e.g., only when solving a puzzle, trying to construct an argument, or making a decision about something). c. Every behavior that a person engages in implies a particular thought or set of thoughts; researchers can therefore infer thoughts from behaviors. d. Because the primary role of thoughts is simply to plan behaviors, the proper focus of study for psychologists is behaviors themselves (and not thoughts).
Research on intelligence and creativity has shown that
a. highly creative individuals rarely have below-average IQs. b. a high IQ is required for creativity. c. the more reliance on convergent thinking, the greater the creativity. d. motivation cannot compensate for the lack of environmental support for intellectual advancement.