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When attempting to answer the question, "How long is long-term memory?" researchers draw
a distinction between availability—whether the information is still "in there"—and
accessibility—the ease with which it can be retrieved. For the most part, accessibility?
Reflects level of activation.
Christine worked long hours preparing for an audition. Her actual audition went well and she
thought she got the part. When the show was cast and she was not in it, she became furious
and started throwing things around her room. According to Dollard and Miller, this scenario is
an example of? The frustration-aggression hypothesis.
Decay theory says we forget? Due to the gradual loss of physiological changes due to
learning.
Piaget had a keen interest in epistemology, the branch of philosophy concerned with? The
nature of knowledge.
Openly expressed and practiced discrimination against people of particular cultures is known
as? Old-fashioned prejudice.
You are a participant in a psychology experiment in which you are told to learn a list of words
that will be presented to you by the experimenter. Half way through the list you are told to
,forget the words you have seen and just remember the last words given to you. Later, you are
asked to recall both sets of words. You will? Remember more from the last half but
recognise words equally from both lists.
Which cultures place less of a premium on autonomy and self-direction? Non-Western.
Researchers have identified three infant temperaments, which correspond in certain respects
to human attachment styles? Easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up.
Words and phrases combine to make? Sentences.
The term "infantile amnesia" refers to? The lack of explicit memory before the age of 3 or 4
years.
According to Chomsky, humans are born with a "language acquisition device" which?
Contains universal grammatical rules.
Some of the best evidence for the existence of repressed memories comes from a study?
Which showed that 17 years after their documented abuse 38% of victims did not recall the
event.
The tendency of humans, even from birth, to pay more attention to novel stimuli than to stimuli
to which they have become accustomed to is called? The orienting reflex.
,According to cognitive-social theories, the roots of aggression lie in? Harsh parental
discipline.
The best evidence for a "critical period" for language development comes from the observation
that? Deaf children who come to signing late never get as good at it as early signers.
According to the textbook, the idea that individuals are motivated to mate with individuals who
are not relatives, is thought to be due to? Pheromones.
Attachment-related behaviour such as protest at separation probably does not occur in the first
six months of life because? Myelination of the neurons has not sufficiently progressed in the
limbic structures.
According to your text, in which cultures is conformity higher? Collectivist.
What is the correct sequence of stages of prenatal development? Germinal, embryonic,
foetal.
For women, the most dramatic physical change of middle adulthood is? Menopause
According to your text, the most commonly exhibited attachment pattern around the world is?
Secure attachment.
, Some researchers distinguish between three components of an attitude. These are?
Cognitive, emotional, behavioural.
Which of the following most accurately delineates the three components of consummate love
as defined by Sternberg's triangular theory? Intimacy, passion, and decision/commitment.
Tiger Woods has just sunk a 38-foot putt for a birdie that breaks a tie and means he is the
winner of the British Open. He stands up, pumps his right arm several times and throws his
putter into the air. This is a form of? Non-verbal communication.
ERG theory condenses Maslow's hierarchy of needs into three distinct levels? Existence,
relatedness, and growth.
The approach to reducing racism and prejudice that involves getting people together from
different cultural backgrounds to work cooperatively is known as? Cooperative tasks.
Longitudinal studies are useful in assessing? Age changes rather than age differences.
The relationship between learning to speak and learning read shows? Learning to read is not
natural.
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When attempting to answer the question, "How long is long-term memory?" researchers draw
a distinction between availability—whether the information is still "in there"—and
accessibility—the ease with which it can be retrieved. For the most part, accessibility?
Reflects level of activation.
Christine worked long hours preparing for an audition. Her actual audition went well and she
thought she got the part. When the show was cast and she was not in it, she became furious
and started throwing things around her room. According to Dollard and Miller, this scenario is
an example of? The frustration-aggression hypothesis.
Decay theory says we forget? Due to the gradual loss of physiological changes due to
learning.
Piaget had a keen interest in epistemology, the branch of philosophy concerned with? The
nature of knowledge.
Openly expressed and practiced discrimination against people of particular cultures is known
as? Old-fashioned prejudice.
You are a participant in a psychology experiment in which you are told to learn a list of words
that will be presented to you by the experimenter. Half way through the list you are told to
,forget the words you have seen and just remember the last words given to you. Later, you are
asked to recall both sets of words. You will? Remember more from the last half but
recognise words equally from both lists.
Which cultures place less of a premium on autonomy and self-direction? Non-Western.
Researchers have identified three infant temperaments, which correspond in certain respects
to human attachment styles? Easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up.
Words and phrases combine to make? Sentences.
The term "infantile amnesia" refers to? The lack of explicit memory before the age of 3 or 4
years.
According to Chomsky, humans are born with a "language acquisition device" which?
Contains universal grammatical rules.
Some of the best evidence for the existence of repressed memories comes from a study?
Which showed that 17 years after their documented abuse 38% of victims did not recall the
event.
The tendency of humans, even from birth, to pay more attention to novel stimuli than to stimuli
to which they have become accustomed to is called? The orienting reflex.
,According to cognitive-social theories, the roots of aggression lie in? Harsh parental
discipline.
The best evidence for a "critical period" for language development comes from the observation
that? Deaf children who come to signing late never get as good at it as early signers.
According to the textbook, the idea that individuals are motivated to mate with individuals who
are not relatives, is thought to be due to? Pheromones.
Attachment-related behaviour such as protest at separation probably does not occur in the first
six months of life because? Myelination of the neurons has not sufficiently progressed in the
limbic structures.
According to your text, in which cultures is conformity higher? Collectivist.
What is the correct sequence of stages of prenatal development? Germinal, embryonic,
foetal.
For women, the most dramatic physical change of middle adulthood is? Menopause
According to your text, the most commonly exhibited attachment pattern around the world is?
Secure attachment.
, Some researchers distinguish between three components of an attitude. These are?
Cognitive, emotional, behavioural.
Which of the following most accurately delineates the three components of consummate love
as defined by Sternberg's triangular theory? Intimacy, passion, and decision/commitment.
Tiger Woods has just sunk a 38-foot putt for a birdie that breaks a tie and means he is the
winner of the British Open. He stands up, pumps his right arm several times and throws his
putter into the air. This is a form of? Non-verbal communication.
ERG theory condenses Maslow's hierarchy of needs into three distinct levels? Existence,
relatedness, and growth.
The approach to reducing racism and prejudice that involves getting people together from
different cultural backgrounds to work cooperatively is known as? Cooperative tasks.
Longitudinal studies are useful in assessing? Age changes rather than age differences.
The relationship between learning to speak and learning read shows? Learning to read is not
natural.
