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:
The Chicago Tribune wrongly predicted that Dewey would beat…
The Chicago Tribune wrongly predicted that Dewey would beat Truman in the 1948 presidential election because they polled people who owned telephones. The newspaper did not use a(n)
Rodney loses his glasses. He searches for them everywhere, b…
Rodney loses his glasses. He searches for them everywhere, but he cannot find them. Later, when he glances into a mirror as he walks by, he realizes that he had been wearing his glasses all along. Rodney’s forgetfulness can be termed:
Alejandro has noticed personality differences between his Af…
Alejandro has noticed personality differences between his African-American and Asian-American friends. He is interested in how much of the difference is influenced by their genetics and how much is influenced by environment. In this instance, he is addressing the ____________ issue.
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.
B.F. Skinner believed behavior is modified by:
B.F. Skinner believed behavior is modified by:
You notice your roommate momentarily stops breathing several…
You notice your roommate momentarily stops breathing several times during the night. Your roommate is probably suffering from:
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.
Hallucinogen are drugs such as:
Hallucinogen are drugs such as:
Juan, a psychologist, is studying participants’ perceptions…
Juan, a psychologist, is studying participants’ perceptions of the attractiveness of several deodorants in a laboratory. However, as he conducts his study, people are cooking their lunches in the cafeteria nearby, and the smells of onions and fish are making their way into the laboratory. Juan should stop his experiment for the day because the odors of the food is most likely a __________.