Exam 20: Insight, Language, and Memory: Exploring Cognitive Processe

Researchers now recognize the active information processing that occurs in short- term memory and refer to it as ________ memory.

In the English language, adjectives are typically placed before nouns as in "green car." This illustrates an English language rule of

During Piaget's sensorimotor stage, children acquire a

Religiously active AIDS patients ________ than do their nonreligious counterparts.

Many people can easily recall exactly what they were doing when they first learned of the death of a close friend or family member. This best illustrates ________ memory.

Although Ron has no genital sensations, he is capable of an erection if his genitals are stimulated. Ron's experience is most indicative of a

A 6-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 9-year-old was said to have a mental age of

In a study of social loafing, blindfolded students were asked to pull on a rope as hard as they could. The students tugged hardest when they thought

The sensory experience of bending one's knees or raising one's arms exemplifies

The distance between our right and left eyes functions to provide us with a cue for depth perception known as

Systematic desensitization is a form of

Feelings of hunger accompany ________ levels of blood glucose and ________ levels of ghrelin.

Concepts of masculinity and femininity that influence our perceptions are called gender

In a study of factors that might affect memory, research participants were assigned to drink either an alcoholic or a nonalcoholic beverage prior to completing a memory test. Those who drank the nonalcoholic beverage were assigned to the ________ group.

To assess whether sense of humor is affected by sexual stimulation, researchers exposed married couples to either sexually stimulating or to sexually nonstimulating movie scenes prior to watching a comedy skit. In this research, the independent variable consisted of

Random samples provide ________ estimates of population averages if the samples have small ________.

Two closed, pyramid-shaped beakers containing clearly identical amounts of a liquid are judged by a child to hold different amounts after one of the beakers is inverted. The child apparently lacks a

The prevalence of genetically predisposed traits that have a reproductive advantage is best explained in terms of

To help Adam reduce his fear of dogs, a therapist encourages him to physically relax and then simply imagine that he is walking toward a friendly and harmless little dog. The therapist's technique best illustrates

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Kathy alleviated her stress by avoiding contact with her ex-boyfriend and by planning recreational activities with her best girlfriend. Kathy's behavior best illustrates