Question 1

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

Question 2

eyewitness testimony from children, interviewers must

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use neutral words that children can understand.

Question 3

A mental set is most likely to inhibit

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Creativity

Question 4

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

Question 5

Telegraphic speech is most closely associated with the ________ stage of language development.

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Two word

Question 6

Priming is to retrieval as rehearsal is to

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Encoding

Question 7

Christmas is to holiday as ________ is to ________.

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prototype; category

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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.

Question 12

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

Question 13

Learning a new ATM password may block the recall of a familiar old password. This illustrates

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Proactive interference

Question 14

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.

Question 15

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

Question 16

Generating multiple possible answers to a problem illustrates

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Divergent thinking

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

In the words \"helped\" and \"called,\" the \"ed\" ending is a(n)

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Morphemes

Question 21

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

Question 22

A flashbulb memory would typically be stored in ________ memory.

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Long term memory

Question 23

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

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