A game show host asks a contestant, "In miles, how far is the Earth from the sun?" The clock begins to tick down as the audience awaits an answer. This task is best classified as an assessment of _____ memory.
A. recognition
B. metamemory
C. recall
D. cued-recall
Answer: C
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Germane Alexander's (2003) research on children's sex-based preferences for toys indicates that, in addition to being affected by socialization, such preferences are affected by
a. the availability of engaging toys. b. prenatal exposure to sex hormones. c. whether the toys are high tech. d. media exposure to stereotypes.
The major goal behind random sampling is to ensure that the
a. data is falsifiable. b. sample is representative of the population. c. project will not be costly. d. population is large.
Possible selves
a. make people attentive to goal-related information and mindful of the need to practice goal-related skills. b. block goal achievement. c. represent only future expectations. d. are fixed once someone sets a goal.
Which of the following explains that at very low levels of arousal we are not sufficiently energized to perform well with performance improving as our arousal level increases but decreasing as we become too aroused, emotional, frenzied, or disorganized?
a. the normal curve function b. the hierarchy of needs c. the sensation seeking trait d. the inverted-U function