If you tend to be absentminded, which theory of forgetting is probably to blame?
a. disuse
b. memory decay
c. encoding failure
d. repression
ANSWER: c
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In comparing African American women with white American women, which statement is accurate?
a. Fewer African American women tend to be satisfied with their body size, weight, and appearance than are white women. b. More African American women than white American women appear to have bulimia. c. African American women are just as likely as other groups of women to have binge-eating disorder. d. African American women are more concerned about weight than any other group of women.
Which of the following is true of experimental studies?
A. They involve manipulation of independent variables. B. They cannot be used to draw causal conclusions. C. They can be conducted in any situation without ethical concerns. D. They can only examine associations between variables.
In her research, Bem found that "masculine" men and "feminine" women who were paid to do various tasks consistently chose
a. the tasks that paid the most. b. gender-appropriate activities. c. "gender-neutral" tasks. d. tasks that involved a low risk of failure.
Define internal and external attributions and explain their relationship to actor-observer bias.
What will be an ideal response?