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A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was
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traveling down the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process
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illustrates casual inference? The child infers that the hills
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being beautiful are caused by the motion of the moving car
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Which conversation between two students demonstrates the
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process of entrainment? The students both start speaking
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loudly and gesturing.
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Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone
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determines whether another person appears to be physically
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attractive? Frontal Cortex i,-i,- i,- i,-
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a
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neuron? Action Potential i,-i,- i,- i,-
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal?
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,Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people
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with a substance abuse disorder?
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Which example shows how sensory memory results in the
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persistence of vision when watching fireworks? Fireworks i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- i,-
appear as falling trails of light due to iconic memories lasting
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fractions of a second. i,- i,- i,-
Which explanation shows how multiple forms of memory would
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contribute to effective execution of a mental math problem?
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Numbers are held in short-term memory and manipulations are
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conducted on the numbers in working memory when solving thei,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
math problem. i,-
Which scenario exemplifies how the articulatory rehearsal process
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contributes to a student's short-term memory for course lecture i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
material, according to Baddeley's model? i,- The student i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- i,- i,-
repeats silently what their instructor has said before writing it
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down.
A person is trying to recall the names of a set of seven actors
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whose pictures were briefly presented upside down. What
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explains how the episodic buffer enhances working memory in
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this scenario?
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,memory of the actors' faces and names, bringing content into
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working memory. i,-
What is measured by the paper folding test?
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What is mental imagery?
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information without physical stimuli i,- i,- i,-
What is a component of psychosocial development?
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Personality
How does activity-silent working memory help performance on
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mental rotation problems?
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between neurons helps performance on mental rotation problems
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How is the primacy effect related to attention for a set of words
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presented sequentially? The first word presented receives the
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persons full attention. i,- i,-
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of
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autobiographically significant semantic memories? Person i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- i,-
, recalls the name of the actor that they saw in the airport years
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ago.
A person is studying a list of types of fish for a wildlife test that
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will occur in one week. Which example illustrates the combined
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long-term memory encoding strategies of visual imagery and
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organization? The person imagines each fish on a tree i,-i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
structure corresponding to categories of fish types.
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A person is studying a list of names of pastries for their new job
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at a bakery. Which example shows the interaction between the
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deep processing strategies of generation and self-reference?
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The person creates flashcards for the names of the pastries,
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pairing each with an estimate of how appetizing the pastry
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appears.
A person surprises themself in recalling the name of an artist
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most have not heard of. Which process occurs when the person
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tries to remember how they learned that fact?
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monitoring
Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Wade ran an experiment i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
in which participants played a gambling game on a computer and
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were later shown a modified video of themselves cheating. What
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did this experiment reveal about false confessions?
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Test Bank | 450 Questions with Verified
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Answers | Latest 2025/2026 Update. i,- i,- i,- i,-
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was
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traveling down the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process
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illustrates casual inference? The child infers that the hills
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being beautiful are caused by the motion of the moving car
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Which conversation between two students demonstrates the
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process of entrainment? The students both start speaking
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loudly and gesturing.
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Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone
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determines whether another person appears to be physically
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attractive? Frontal Cortex i,-i,- i,- i,-
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a
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neuron? Action Potential i,-i,- i,- i,-
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal?
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,Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people
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with a substance abuse disorder?
i,- i,- Working Memory Tests i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- i,- i,-
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the
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persistence of vision when watching fireworks? Fireworks i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- i,-
appear as falling trails of light due to iconic memories lasting
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fractions of a second. i,- i,- i,-
Which explanation shows how multiple forms of memory would
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contribute to effective execution of a mental math problem?
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Numbers are held in short-term memory and manipulations are
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conducted on the numbers in working memory when solving thei,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
math problem. i,-
Which scenario exemplifies how the articulatory rehearsal process
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contributes to a student's short-term memory for course lecture i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
material, according to Baddeley's model? i,- The student i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- i,- i,-
repeats silently what their instructor has said before writing it
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down.
A person is trying to recall the names of a set of seven actors
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whose pictures were briefly presented upside down. What
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explains how the episodic buffer enhances working memory in
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this scenario?
i,- The episodic buffer connects with long-term i,-i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
,memory of the actors' faces and names, bringing content into
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working memory. i,-
What is measured by the paper folding test?
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What is mental imagery?
i,- i,- The ability to recreate sensory i,- i,-i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
information without physical stimuli i,- i,- i,-
What is a component of psychosocial development?
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Personality
How does activity-silent working memory help performance on
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mental rotation problems?
i,- Strengthening of connections i,- i,-i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
between neurons helps performance on mental rotation problems
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How is the primacy effect related to attention for a set of words
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presented sequentially? The first word presented receives the
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persons full attention. i,- i,-
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of
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autobiographically significant semantic memories? Person i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- i,-
, recalls the name of the actor that they saw in the airport years
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ago.
A person is studying a list of types of fish for a wildlife test that
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will occur in one week. Which example illustrates the combined
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long-term memory encoding strategies of visual imagery and
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organization? The person imagines each fish on a tree i,-i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
structure corresponding to categories of fish types.
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A person is studying a list of names of pastries for their new job
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at a bakery. Which example shows the interaction between the
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deep processing strategies of generation and self-reference?
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The person creates flashcards for the names of the pastries,
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pairing each with an estimate of how appetizing the pastry
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appears.
A person surprises themself in recalling the name of an artist
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most have not heard of. Which process occurs when the person
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tries to remember how they learned that fact?
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monitoring
Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Wade ran an experiment i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
in which participants played a gambling game on a computer and
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were later shown a modified video of themselves cheating. What
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did this experiment reveal about false confessions?
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