Top Posters
Since Sunday
5
a
5
k
5
c
5
B
5
l
5
C
4
s
4
a
4
t
4
i
4
r
4

Question 1 

__________ refers to the tendency to overestimate dispositional influences (and underestimate situational influences) when explaining another person's behavior.

▸ The fundamental attribution error

▸ Diffusion of responsibility

▸ Deindividuation

▸ Cognitive dissonance

Answer

Click to Reveal

Please Login or Register to use this feature.

Question 2 

"My mind is focused on an awareness of my current experience. I am not focused on the past nor on the future, but simply focused on the 'now.' I will greet this experience with openness, curiosity, and acceptance of my thoughts as they occur." Which technique is Velma practicing?

▸ Neurofeedback

▸ Guided imagery

▸ Mindfulness meditation

▸ Biofeedback

Answer

Click to Reveal

Please Login or Register to use this feature.

Question 3 

__________ is a hormone essential for regulating hunger that serves as a satiety cue to the brain.

▸ Corticosterone

▸ Adrenaline

▸ Serotonin

▸ Leptin

Answer

Click to Reveal

Please Login or Register to use this feature.

Question 4 

__________ proposed a theory in which general intelligence (g) is defined as a broad mental capacity that influences performance on mental tasks.

▸ Raymond Cattell

▸ Charles Spearman

▸ Robert Sternberg

▸ J. P. Guilford

Answer

Click to Reveal

Please Login or Register to use this feature.

Question 5 

__________ is a process in which excess synapses are gradually reduced during childhood.

▸ Neuronal delimitation

▸ Synaptic pruning

▸ Synaptic branching

▸ Neuronal disconnection

Answer

Click to Reveal

Please Login or Register to use this feature.

Question 6 

As a student, what is the most important thing to remember about the memory research conducted by Ebbinghaus?

▸ Cramming the night before an exam is an effective way to study.

▸ Distributing practice across multiple study sessions will help the retention of information.

▸ Studying for short periods of time a week before the exam and then cramming the night before will lead to superior performance.

▸ Information is less likely to be forgotten if it is processed at a shallow level.

Answer

Click to Reveal

Please Login or Register to use this feature.
Explore
Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers
  1151 People Browsing
Your Opinion
Which is the best fuel for late night cramming?
Votes: 145