Napoleon Bonaparte could look at a map briefly and later recall every stream, town, and hill. Leonardo da Vinci could draw detailed portraits of people after only a single meeting. These examples demonstrate that Napoleon and da Vinci
a) had photographic memories.
b) had overdeveloped sensory memories.
c) created mnemonic devices to aid their memories.
d) experienced periods of amnesia.
ANS: a
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The ability to understand that other people have different thoughts and beliefs than one's own demonstrates __________.
A. theory of mind B. theory theory C. biological maturation D. egocentrism
The concept of identity best illustrates the relationship between the psychological system and the system
a. biological b. scientific c. adaptive d. societal
An unspecified variable that may have influenced the two variables in a correlational study is called a:
a. positive correlation. b. predictor variable. c. third variable. d. negative correlation.
The Stroop effect provides evidence for
a. automatic processes involved in remembering. b. active processes involved in remembering. c. failure to suppress the active processes involved in remembering. d. the value of introspection in remembering. e. conscious processes involved in remembering.