As Elvis was performing a concert for the Blondes of America convention, he was immediately able to spot his wife in the audience because she had very dark hair. Elvis's search for his wife probably involved __________ processing.

A. instantaneous
B. parallel
C. superficial
D. serial


Answer: B

Psychology

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A. easy B. slow-to-warm-up C. difficult D. energetic

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Which of the following mothers have risk factors associated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)?

a. A teenage mother b. An Asian-American mother c. A mother who drank alcoholduring pregnancy d. A mother who is under 30 years of age

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Suppose that a researcher decided to study everyday altruism towards men versus towards women by leaving (fake) fully addressed college applications in airport lobbies (identical except with male versus female applicant names), and then tracking the number of people who send in the application. What kind of study of this?

a. A laboratory study b. A field experiment c. A correlational study d. A quasi-experiment

Psychology

For most people, verbal and cognitive processes are usually controlled by the a. left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex. b. right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex. c. entire cortex

d. midbrain.

Psychology