Kelly is reminiscing about a time when she and her family took a cruise in the Caribbean, visited a few islands along their route and relaxed on the beach in the Bahamas. She remembers jumping on a water trampoline, pushing her dad into the water, and going jet-skiing. This is an example of what type of memory process?

If the government decides to report unemployment statistics in terms of the number of people working instead of the number of people out of work, the public may react more positively due to the effect of __________ on judgments.

Solving an algebra problem is to improving one’s marriage as __________ is to __________.

Iconic memory is “sensory memory” for which sensory system?

When “sleep training” my 8-month-old son, I “rewarded” his behavior that took him closer and closer to the target behavior (i.e., sleeping). At first he got his back rubbed when he sat in his crib, then when he put his hands down on the mattress, then when he would lie down. This procedure of reinforcing behavior that moves closer to the target behavior is called ________.

An insecure-ambivalent parenting style is characterized by a parent who is inconsistent in meeting the needs of their child and sometimes intrusive. 

Little Jimmy has met his grandmother only once, but that experience was very positive. In fact, the experience was so wonderful that every time he sees an older-looking woman, he runs over to her with a big smile and his arms outstretched. Which conditioning phenomenon does Jimmy demonstrate?

Working as a car mechanic for a taxi company, Jay receives a paycheck every two weeks. Which type of reinforcement schedule is Jay on?

This part of the brain is where short-term memory is converted to long-term memory, and damage to this area results in anterograde amnesia.

According to the Flynn effect, the average scores on intelligence test in the US have _____ over the past century. This effect is most consistent with theories of intelligence that focus on _____.