Exam 26: Storage: Retaining Information

When Quang couldn't find his wallet,he began to wonder about his roommate's honesty.Although Quang later recalled that he had left his wallet in the glove compartment of his car,he continued to doubt his roommate's honesty.Quang's irrational thinking best illustrates

Imagining many different and unusual ways to prepare delicious meals on a limited budget best illustrates

When we use the term Hispanic to refer to a category of people,we are using this word as a(n)

The risks of smoking are more alarming when presented in terms of the number of smokers with lung cancer than the percentage of smokers with lung cancer.This illustrates the importance of

Consumers respond more positively to ground beef advertised as "75 percent lean" than to ground beef described as "25 percent fat." This illustrates that consumer reactions are influenced by

Our speedy intuitions best illustrate our capacity for

Whenever Arlo reminded himself that his musical skills could earn him fame and fortune,he became less creative in his musical performance.This best illustrates that creativity may be inhibited by

Notable achievements that are driven more by personal interest than by external pressures to perform best illustrate the impact of

In contrast to our explicit conscious reasoning,our seemingly effortless and automatic feelings or thoughts are called

Divergent thinking involves

Research findings suggest that the best advice to give people who want to avoid belief perseverance is

The athletic intelligence seen in the smart split-second responses of highly skilled tennis players best illustrates the value of

________ allow(s)us to act quickly but put(s)us at risk for error.

A mental grouping of similar objects,events,ideas,or people is a(n)

Carrie's husband,John,has repeatedly told Carrie that it is not possible for the Earth to be a sphere.He provides her with various forms of evidence to support his view of a flat Earth.Carrie refuses to look at her husband's so-called evidence.This may be related to

Our tendency to judge the likelihood of an event on the basis of how readily we can remember instances of its occurrence is called

Elephants,dolphins,and great apes have demonstrated

Many people are less supportive of paying a "carbon tax" than of paying an equivalent cost in the form of a "carbon offset" fee.This best illustrates the impact of

Professor Thompson's research focuses on how prototypes affect the speed at which we recognize and identify objects.Which specialty area does this research best represent?

Shelly is certain that she knows all the material that will be covered on the upcoming exam,so she decides not to study.When she takes the exam,she realizes that she does not know all of the answers.Shelly fell victim to