Anastasia and her sister Olga are political refugees from the former Soviet Union. They have had experiences with the former KGB and they fled their native land with little more than the clothes on their backs. They appear "strange" to their classmates as they often huddle together and scan the room for "spies." This behavior is
A. paranoid; they need to be referred for counseling.
B. typical of most new immigrants to the United States.
C. functional for them.
D. None of these choices are correct.
Answer: C
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The dual-coding theory argues that memory is
a. enhanced by forming both semantic and visual codes. b. composed of declarative and procedural elements. c. composed of episodic and semantic codes. d. composed of schematic and nonschematic elements.
The fact that most people perceive individual elements that are close to each other as being part of a single group is consistent with the Gestalt law of ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A psychologist at a mental health center was confused about how to diagnose a client. She wants to use a personality assessment measure that has scales that are associated with people who display particular psychological disorders or personality characteristics. Which tool should she use?
A. Rorschach Inkblot Test B. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) C. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) D. Draw-a-Person Test (DAP)
Attending to more than one thing at once (2 or more) -Schneider & Shiffrin (1977)
What will be an ideal response?