You work at your dorm cafeteria and notice that your supervisor occasionally weighs the portions of food you are serving. The supervisor is concerned with the issue of

While watching Survivor on television, you realize that the participants cannot worry about creating alliances or making worthy contributions until they have first secured a source of food and shelter. This phenomenon is explained best by __________ theory of motivation.

Jeff is cutting onions; they burn his eyes and cause tears to run down his face. One day he open the kitchen drawer and pulls out the knife that he uses only to cut onions. He immediately starts to shed tears at the sight of the knife. In this situation, the onion is the _____, and the knife is the _____.

Blake needs new batteries and decides to buy a package of Energizer batteries. His friend asks him why he chose Energizer, and Blake replies, “Because I constantly see those commercials with the rabbit.” Blake is using the                 ______________ heuristic.

Keala took a test to measure his potential for college success. Keala must have taken a(n) __________ measure.

The semantic memory network theory says that

Which of the following best illustrates a behavior that is motivated by physiological factors?

Right before their exam started, Rick and Greg’s teacher told them that they weren’t allowed to use their books, notes, or to look at a classmate’s exam. Rick asked Greg what the teacher said. Greg replied, “She told us not to cheat.” Greg’s memory of what the teacher said has been encoded

Based on what you’ve learned so far in this course, at what age would someone have the easiest time learning and effectively mastering a second language?

Dr. Sandifer administers her test to a large group of high school seniors. She then administers the same test two weeks later to the same group and finds a high correlation between the first and second scores. This means that her test