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To remember the information presented in her psychology textbook, Susan often relates it to her own life experiences. Susan's strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates
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semantic encoding
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eyewitness testimony from children, interviewers must
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use neutral words that children can understand.
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A mental set is most likely to inhibit
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Creativity
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Austin can't remember Jack Smith's name because he wasn't paying attention when Jack was formally introduced. Austin's poor memory is best explained in terms of
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Encoding failure
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Telegraphic speech is most closely associated with the ________ stage of language development.
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Two word
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Priming is to retrieval as rehearsal is to
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Encoding
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Christmas is to holiday as ________ is to ________.
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prototype; category
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Mentally re-creating the mood that accompanied your original learning of course material is an effective way to activate
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Retrieval cues
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Business managers are more likely to track the career achievements of those they once hired than the accomplishments of those they once rejected. This best illustrates
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Framing effect
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James took special classes to learn Spanish in elementary school. As a young adult, he decided to serve in the Peace Corps and was sent to Guatemala. While he had forgotten most of his early Spanish training, he quickly remembered it. This illustrates that
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the speed of relearning confirms that information is stored and accessible
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Critical period for language acquisition is the fact that
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people most easily master the grammar of a second language during childhood.
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On the telephone, Dominic rattles off a list of 10 grocery items for Kyoko to bring home from the store. Immediately after hearing the list, Kyoko attempts to write down the items. She is most likely to forget the items
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In the middle of the list
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Learning a new ATM password may block the recall of a familiar old password. This illustrates
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Proactive interference
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by Whorf as evidence in support of the linguistic determinism hypothesis?
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The Hopi cannot readily think about the past because their language has no past tense for verbs.
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Donald Thompson, an Australian psychologist, was an initial suspect in a rape case. The rape victim confused her memories of Thompson and the actual rapist because she had seen Thompson's image on TV shortly before she was attacked. The victim's false recollection best illustrates
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Source amnesia
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Generating multiple possible answers to a problem illustrates
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Divergent thinking
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At the age of 15 months, Anita repeatedly cries "hoy" when she wants her mother to hold her. Anita is most likely in the ________ stage of language development.
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One word
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On Monday, the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain, so Sheryl took her umbrella to work. On Friday, he reported an 80 percent chance that it would not rain, so Sheryl left her umbrella at home. Sheryl's behavior illustrates the impact of
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Framing effect
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It has been suggested that Alaskan Eskimos' rich vocabulary for describing snow enables them to perceive differences in snow conditions that would otherwise go unnoticed. This suggestion most clearly illustrates
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Linguistic determinism
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In the words "helped" and "called," the "ed" ending is a(n)
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Morphemes
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When her teacher mentioned the arms race, Krista understood that the word "arms" referred to weapons and not to body parts. Krista's correct interpretation best illustrates the importance of
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Semantics
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A flashbulb memory would typically be stored in ________ memory.
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Long term memory
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Jamilla systematically tried each successive key on her dad's key ring until she found the one that unlocked his office door. This best illustrates problem solving by means of
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Algorithm
