Knowing that some mental activities (memorizing the state capitals for a test tomorrow) can interfere with more immediate mental activities (writing down the message you just received for your mother) is called
a. chunking.
b. convergent thinking.
c. metamemory.
d. phonetic method.
c
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A researcher surveys a sample of n = 200 college students and asks each person to identify his or her favorite movie from the past year. If the results were presented in a frequency distribution graph, what kind of graph would be appropriate?
a. A histogram c. A histogram or a polygon b. A polygon d. A bar graph
Compared with bereaved women, bereaved men
A) typically express distress more directly. B) typically seek social support less readily. C) have a lower mortality rate. D) typically express depression more directly.
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of input attention?
a. supervisory attentional system b. spotlight attention c. arousal d. orienting reflex
Ginger has been procrastinating on finishing her dissertation
So, she and her fiance draw up a formal agreement in which she states that she will meet weekly deadlines on the number of pages she will complete and the rewards she will receive, such as eating out at her favorite restaurant, and the consequences she will incur, such as chores she hates to do. Ginger and her fiance are utilizing which of the following to help Ginger finish her dissertation? a. the Premack principle b. higher order conditioning c. a behavioral contract d. self-recording