Angie has amnesia. While she remembers everything about her past, she cannot retain
memories of any new experiences for more than 10 to 15 minutes. The new memories just seem to "disappear" and she has to learn it all over again.
Her symptoms are most similar
to someone with ______.
a. reactive c. anterograde
b. pathogenic d. retrograde
C
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The reason that we pool variances is to
a. inflate our error term. b. get a better estimate of error variance. c. reduce the sample variance. d. increase the size of t.
Ursula is an army veteran who had to have her leg amputated after an explosive device detonated near her. Surprisingly, she still awakens in the middle of the night and feels her missing leg itching, twitching, or even hurting
Ursula is experiencing _________________ sensations. A) amputation syndrome B) gate-control C) phantom limb D) post-traumatic stress disorder
Dr. Cirillo divided her first-period class into two groups. One group had to read 20 pages in a boring psychology text but would get 2 extra points on the next test. The other group also read 20 pages but were given 25 points added to the next test. The class members were then asked to tell the second-period class how interesting the book was. According to the results of the Festinger and Carlsmith study, what predictions could one make about the remarks of the first-period class?
a) Both groups would say the pages were boring. b) The first-period class would say the pages were boring but the second-period class would not. c) Both groups would say the pages were interesting. d) The first-period class would say the pages were interesting but the second-period class would say the pages were boring.
Depth perception capabilities develop over the first two years. Provide a timetable for the
development of this capability. Describe the visual cliff technique. What information does this method provide? What will be an ideal response?