According to your textbook, which of the following statements are true regarding structuralism?

According to your textbook, which of the following statements are true regarding structuralism?

A)
Structuralism's main focus is to explain why we have conscious thought.
B)
Structuralism sought to understand the bigger picture of visual, auditory and touch sensations rather than its basic component parts.
C)
Structuralism was developed by Wilhelm Wundt.
D)
Structuralism studied mental processes primarily through internal self-reflection.



Anaswer: D

If Paige's t-test yields a p-value of 0.1, which of the following best describes what she can safely conclude?

If Paige's t-test yields a p-value of 0.1, which of the following best describes what she can safely conclude?

A)
The experimental manipulation did not affect the dependent variable measured, but statistical significance was reached, lending support to her hypothesis.
B)
Although the experimental manipulation affected the dependent variable measured, statistical significance was not reached, lending support to her hypothesis.
C)
The experimental manipulation affected the dependent variable measured and statistical significance was reached, disproving her hypothesis.
D)
Although the experimental manipulation did not significantly affect the dependent variable measured, the difference may be meaningful and worth reporting.


Anaswer: D

Patient A underwent surgery to remove a tumor growing just beneath his hippocampus. Unfortunately during surgery, his hippocampus was damaged and he now suffers from anterograde amnesia. After the surgery, which of the following skills or activities would Patient A have the least difficulty completing?

Patient A underwent surgery to remove a tumor growing just beneath his hippocampus. Unfortunately during surgery, his hippocampus was damaged and he now suffers from anterograde amnesia. After the surgery, which of the following skills or activities would Patient A have the least difficulty completing?

A)
Following a short conversation (around 2 minutes).
B)
Learning to remember new names.
C)
Learning to play darts.
D)
Reading a short novel (20-30 pages).



Anaswer: C

Researchers are interested in training a mouse to navigate through an obstacle course. They begin by placing the mouse at the end of the obstacle course, and giving it a food pellet when it presses the button. The researchers then move the mouse back one obstacle, and once the mouse makes it past the obstacle, it receives another food pellet by pressing the button again. The researchers then continue to move the mouse back one obstacle each time until the mouse is able to complete the entire obstacle course. Which of the following does this scenario best exemplify?

Researchers are interested in training a mouse to navigate through an obstacle course. They begin by placing the mouse at the end of the obstacle course, and giving it a food pellet when it presses the button. The researchers then move the mouse back one obstacle, and once the mouse makes it past the obstacle, it receives another food pellet by pressing the button again. The researchers then continue to move the mouse back one obstacle each time until the mouse is able to complete the entire obstacle course. Which of the following does this scenario best exemplify?

A)
Chaining combined with positive reinforcement.
B)
Chaining combined with negative reinforcement.
C)
Shaping by successive approximation combined with negative reinforcement.
D)
Shaping by successive approximation combined with positive reinforcement.



Anaswer: A

Which of the following scenarios would result in the best memory performance on a recall test?

Which of the following scenarios would result in the best memory performance on a recall test?

A)
Words that were rehearsed by reading them aloud and abbreviating the words using their first and last letter.
B)
Words that were integrated into scenarios that the individual recently experienced.
C)
Words that were rearranged into different words using the same letters, such as "cat" being rearranged into "act".
D)
Words that were rehearsed by reading them aloud and correcting the spelling errors contained within each word.



Anaswer: B

While in the library studying for your exam, you see four strangers sitting at nearby study tables. Each of these students is distracting you from your studying because each one is doing something you consider to be out of the ordinary. According to correspondent inference theory, which should you consider to be strange on the basis of degree of choice?

While in the library studying for your exam, you see four strangers sitting at nearby study tables. Each of these students is distracting you from your studying because each one is doing something you consider to be out of the ordinary. According to correspondent inference theory, which should you consider to be strange on the basis of degree of choice?

A)
The lady with the red hat on her head who chose to push together two tables to create one large workspace for her.
B)
The man with the blue knapsack who chose to exit through the emergency exit rather than the normal exit, thereby setting off the fire alarm.
C)
The woman with the green sweater who chose to start speaking in a made-up language really loudly for all to hear.
D)
The man with the cast on his leg who chose to sit at your table when all other tables on your floor were full.



Anaswer: C