The processing of information quickly and efficiently, maintaining some information in consciousness long enough to evaluate it and keeping irrelevant information out is called
a. executive function. c. adaptive strategy
b. cognitive flexibility. d. metacognition.
A
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In human factors research, a measured component of total time is
a. interstimulus interval. b. percent correct. c. error rate. d. movement time.
When forming judgments about others, people often rely on the representativeness heuristic. Unfortunately, this can lead people to
a. ignore how much a person resembles a prototypical group member. b. use information that is causally relevant. c. rely too heavily on base-rate frequency information. d. ignore base-rate information.
A drug that inhibited choline transferase would be expected to:
a. reduce the number of cholinergic receptors. b. reduce the synthesis of acetylcholine. c. increase levels of choline. d. reduce the break down of acetylcholine into a metabolite.
In many TV situation comedies, a woman will withhold sex from her husband until he stops an annoying behavior. It's a classic storyline device. It's also an example of:
a) Negative punishment using a primary reinforcer b) Negative reinforcement using a primary reinforcer c) Positive reinforcement using a secondary reinforcer d) Positive reinforcement using a secondary reinforcer