81. Nina wants to know whether there is a market for a brand-new product, the Arctic Blast, which freezes all types of food within seconds. To find out what percentage of people and what types of people might be interested in such a product, Nina needs to use which research method?  A. A survey B. Naturalistic observation C. A case study D. An experiment 82. Nancy wants to collect […]

  111.A teacher decides to give her students extra time on a test to minimize test anxiety.  In this situation, the students’ self-efficacy is most likely to be influenced by which of the following factors? a.Past performance b.Modeling c.Verbal persuasion d.Psychological state     112.“Your reasoning is good,” Mr. Krathwohl comments in response to Bessie’s frustration as she tries to solve a perplexing algebra problem.  […]

    21. “She did WHAT??” your roommate exclaims as you relate an anecdote about a mutual friend. Your roommate is processing your story in _____ memory.  A. working B. sensory C. semantic D. long-term     22. On your computer desktop, you can see all sorts of different files, each immediately accessible. Because you are actively working on them, and because you can open them whenever you want, these files […]

  51. _____ knowledge refers to acquired interpretive understandings stored in long-term memory.  A. Conceptual B. Declarative C. Procedural D. Structural 52. Which of the following is an example of conceptual knowledge?  A. Being able to recall all the fifty U.S. states B. Knowing how to use an iPad C. Knowing how to book flight tickets online D. Knowing the impact of government regulations on business and trade 53. We remember the things we learned and […]

    71. When one hears any sound, one’s eardrum vibrates. These vibrations are then transferred to the inner ear by the hammer, anvil, and stirrup. These three bones are all located in the _____.  A. outer ear B. middle ear C. inner ear D. marginal ear 72. The cochlea is part of the _____.  A. pinnae B. inner ear C. middle ear D. outer ear 73. Place theory states that _____.  A. in vision, depth perception […]

  21.Which of the following is not a scale included in the R-CRAS? a.cognitive control b.behavioural control c.psychopathology d.current emotional state e.organicity 22.Which of the following dispositions can be made following a finding of NCRMD? a.detention in a psychiatric facility b.absolute discharge c.conditional discharge d.all of the above are potential dispositions e.none of the above 23.When a defendant is found not criminally responsible, a review […]

    31. Marla finds that rubbing her face against the satin edge of her blanket feels good. She learns to repeat this action to get a pleasurable sensation. According to Piaget, she has acquired a(n) A. adaptation. B. circular reaction. C. unconditioned response. D. symbolic representation.       32. Cody is 3 months old and has been given a pacifier to suck on […]

  21. The introduction of the report normally may contain: A) secondary information or summaries of other studies that were conducted on the topic which relate to the current study B) description of the current study sample design C) both of the above D) none of the above 22. In writing the research methods section, it is important to remember that: A) readers care about […]

11.Why is it that the brain of an adolescent becomes capable of processing information more efficiently than the brain of a child? a.Because the brain has grown to its adult size by the time puberty occurs. b.Because synaptic pruning begins to take place in adolescence. c.Because not all of the cerebral lobes were “active” before puberty, but they are all working in adolescence. d.Because the […]

  Cognitive Processes   67.Which of the following best describes the process of consciously focusing on a stimulus? a.Attention b.Perception c.Rehearsal d.Encoding   68.Research indicates that teachers are more effective if they vary the tone, loudness, and pitch of the delivery during the course of a lesson.  Using the model of human memory as a basis, the teachers’ strategy most closely relates to: a.attention. b.perception. […]