Exam 26: Storage: Retaining Information

People more easily detect male discrimination against women than female discrimination against men because the former more closely resembles their discrimination

Part of Mark's creative success as a mechanical engineer is his eagerness to consider novel design ideas and invest time and effort in overcoming serious obstacles in highly challenging engineering projects.Mark's bold dedication best illustrates

The confirmation bias refers to the tendency to

In testing thousands of different materials for use as light bulb filaments,Thomas Edison best illustrated a problem-solving approach known as

A tendency to approach a problem only in the particular way that worked previously is most indicative of

State lottery officials send residents a facsimile of a contest-winning check for over $5 million to encourage them to imagine themselves as possible winners.The lottery promoters are most clearly exploiting the influence of

People with opposing views of the death penalty reviewed mixed evidence regarding whether it is effective in lowering the crime rate.As a result,their opposing views differed more strongly than ever.This best illustrates

Alex was an African Grey parrot who displayed

In attempting to find and purchase high-quality cosmetics,Megan reminds herself that the most expensive brands are the best.Megan's self-reminder illustrates the use of

A reliance on quick intuitive judgments is best illustrated by our use of

Scientists are trained to carefully observe and record any research outcomes that are inconsistent with their hypotheses.This practice most directly serves to reduce

A $100 coat marked down from $150 can seem like a better deal than the same coat priced regularly at $100.This best illustrates the importance of

Newlyweds' automatic gut reactions to their new spouses predict their future marital happiness.This best illustrates the informative value of

People detect male prejudice against females ________ than they detect female prejudice against males.

The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas is called

College students are more likely to use a condom when told that it has a 95 percent success rate than when told it has a 5 percent failure rate.This best illustrates the impact of

The inability to solve the matchstick problem may be associated with

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

Professional hockey players can make correct game moves at such speed that their acquired expertise feels like

Dean overestimates the proportion of family chores for which he takes sole responsibility because it's easier for him to recall what he has done than to recall what other family members have done.This best illustrates the impact of