Exam 9: Memory

Children begin to demonstrate that they know how to put words in a sensible order during the ________ stage.

Introductory psychology students facing a midterm exam one week later spent five minutes each day visualizing themselves scanning the posted grade list, seeing their A grade, and feeling proud. This ________ simulation had ________ effect on their exam scores.

Forest-dwelling chimpanzees use a light, flexible stick for fishing for termites. This illustrates their naturally developed use of

People told that a chemical in the air is projected to kill 10 out of every 10,000 people feel more frightened than if told the fatality risk is one-tenth of 1 percent. This best illustrates the importance of

The earliest stage of speech development is called the ________ stage.

Those who learn sign language as teens never become as fluent as children exposed to sign language from birth. This best illustrates the importance of ________ for mastering language.

A mental set is a

Many people perceive carjackings as more serious threats to their lives than failing to use seat belts because carjackings are so much more memorable. This best illustrates the importance of

Thoughts and feelings that are automatic, effortless, immediate, and unreasoned are examples of

To find Tabasco sauce in a large grocery store, you could systematically search every shelf in every store aisle. This best illustrates problem solving by means of

Once we have categorized an object, our memory of the object increasingly resembles the category

The part of the cerebral cortex that directs the muscle movements involved in speech is known as

Prompt feedback regarding your performance on psychology practice tests is most likely to inhibit

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

Many people underestimate the number of nonfatal heart attacks because they are not as memorable as heart attacks resulting in death. This illustrates the shortcoming of relying on

Brainstorming sessions that encourage people to spontaneously suggest new and unusual solutions to a problem are designed to avoid

A system of rules for deriving meaning from sounds and for ordering words into sentences is called

In Wolfgang Köhler's experiments, the chimpanzee Sultan used a short stick to retrieve a longer stick, which he then used to reach a piece of fruit. The chimpanzee appeared to display

Imagining a physical experience activates some of the same ________ that is (are) also active during the actual experience.

The rock musician was hit with a rotten egg while performing his latest hit song. The fact that you can recognize two different meanings for the word "hit" in the preceding sentence demonstrates the importance of