Moderate doses of alcohol are associated with ________, while larger doses of alcohol
are associated with ________.
A.more negative moods; more positive moods
B.more positive moods; more negative moods
C.improved sexual performance; impaired sexual performance
D.impaired sexual performance; improved sexual performance
Because the brain cannot process physical stimuli directly, it must convert the stimuli
into chemical and electrical signals that can be interpreted by the brain. This process is
known as:
A.coarse coding.
B.perceptual constancy.
C.transduction.
D.sensory adaptation.
Understanding how to serve a ball in tennis involves _____ memory; the act of serving
the ball involves _____ memory; and your first memory of serving a tennis ball
involves ________ memory.
a.declarative; procedural; episodic
b.episodic; procedural; declarative
c.procedural; declarative; episodic
d.procedural; episodic; declarative
Simon has detected the complex aroma of tabbouleh. He follows the scent into the
kitchen and sees a fresh bowl of tabbouleh on the kitchen counter. Where might the
olfactory and visual information about the tabbouleh be integrated in Simon’s
perceptual system?
A.thalamus
B.olfactory bulb
C.frontal lobe
D.occipital lobe
Which part of the auditory system is most commonly damaged in people who receive
cochlear implants?
A.temporal lobes
B.auditory nerve
C.ossicles
D.hair cells
Which of the following is one factor that contributes to the confirmation bias?
A.selective emotionality, which is the tendency to better remember information that is
negative
B.selective emotionality, which is the tendency to better remember information that is
positive
C.selective memory, which is the tendency to better remember information that
supports our existing beliefs
D.selective memory, which is the tendency to better remember information that goes
against our existing beliefs
Which of the following best represents a medium negative correlation?
A.0.49
B.-0.53
C.-0.97
D.0.22
When you hear a story about a person you know, you will _____, which may lead to
_____.
a.activate a script; recall of additional information you know about the person when you
are asked to retell the story
b.activate a schema; recall of additional information you know about the person when
you are asked to retell the story
c.activate a script; poorer understanding of the story
d.activate a schema; perfect memory of the story
An expert at wine discrimination can tell the differences among hundreds of different
wines. Which of the following is likely to be the most developed in such a person?
A.gustatory perception
B.gustatory sensation
C.olfactory perception
D.olfactory sensation
Ian, age 2, was watching his father hammer a nail. His father hit his own thumb and
then used several expletives. As his father went in the house for a Band-Aid, Ian went
over to the nail, picked up the hammer, pretended to hit his finger, and repeated the
expletives. This scenario is an example of what kind of learning?
A.imitative
B.observational
C.operant
D.classic