Jacques wants to remember a phone number, and he repeats it aloud until he types and saves the number in his cell phone. He is using the process of:
Whenever Tony plays a complicated drum pattern in time, he g…
Whenever Tony plays a complicated drum pattern in time, he gets a dollar from his drum instructor. Hence, Tony always tries to play the pattern perfectly. This is an example of:
Jack holds a finger at arm’s length. He closes his left eye…
Jack holds a finger at arm’s length. He closes his left eye then opens it. Next he opens his right eye then closes it. Jack notices that the image of his finger shifts depending on which eye is open. This demonstrates:
If you step onto hot sand at the beach, ________ will send m…
If you step onto hot sand at the beach, ________ will send messages about the pain from your feet to your spinal cord.
According to the research of van Praag, Kempermann, and Gage…
According to the research of van Praag, Kempermann, and Gage (1999), which of the following people will most likely experience neurogenesis?
The beeper sounds in your car until you fasten your seat bel…
The beeper sounds in your car until you fasten your seat belt. The removal of the annoying beeping is ________ for fastening the seat belt.
Catalina ate a candy bar and then went on a fast-moving ride…
Catalina ate a candy bar and then went on a fast-moving ride in an amusement park. She was sick to her stomach after the ride and now, Catalina cannot eat candy bars, because they make her nauseous. In this learned association, the candy bar serves as a(n) ________ to Catalina.
Matt, who was a soldier in the Middle East during the Iraq W…
Matt, who was a soldier in the Middle East during the Iraq War, is getting MDMA as part of his therapeutic treatment. What psychological disorder does he most likely have?
Sierra is 65 years old. She can vividly recall a certain eve…
Sierra is 65 years old. She can vividly recall a certain event that took place when she was five years old. It was the day her father had come home for the first time in two years. She remembers running toward him as he walked in through the door wearing army overalls. Though this memory is from long ago, this image of her father is very strong in her mind. In the context of memory formation, Sierra’s memory of her father can best be categorized as a(n):
Last year while standing at the kitchen sink, Reba was terri…
Last year while standing at the kitchen sink, Reba was terrified when a sudden flash of lightning was followed by a tremendously loud boom of thunder. Now she feels fear anytime she sees a sudden flash of light. Which of the following processes accounts for the fact that Reba now feels fear anytime she sees a sudden flash of light?