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3211PsychologyMedium

Moral behavior in conformity with the moral code of the social group “moral” comes from the____word mores, meaning manners, customs and folkways:

AArabic

BGreek

CEnglish

DLatin

Correct answer

D. Latin

Explanation

The correct answer is Latin.

3212PsychologyMedium

In conjunction search:

AAll of the above

BThe observer apparently searches through the display serially, scanning each term or small group of items) successively (serial search)

CSearch time for the target is not constant, but instead rises with the number of distractors

DThe target/distractor difference is not based on a single feature, but on conjunctions of features

Correct answer

A. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

3213PsychologyMedium

Which model assumes that the savant syndrome represents selective brain damage by which some modules were spread whereas others were not?

AMinimal cognitive archittecture

BFluid intelligence

CInformation-processing

DSternberg’s triarchic theory

Correct answer

A. Minimal cognitive archittecture

Explanation

The correct answer is Minimal cognitive archittecture.

3214PsychologyMedium

Illusions are:

Anot based on external reality

Bdistortions of existing stimuli

Cthe same as hallucinations

Dthe result of innate mechanisms

Correct answer

B. distortions of existing stimuli

Explanation

The correct answer is distortions of existing stimuli.

3215PsychologyMedium

Specialized cells of nervous system carry ________?

AReflexes

BBoth (A. and (B.

CNone of the (A. and (B.

DMessages

Correct answer

B. Both (A. and (B.

Explanation

The correct answer is Both (A. and (B..

3216PsychologyMedium

Research studies that examine people’s responses on the Watson Selection test, the military problem puzzle and speak-aloud protocols have demonstrated that reasoning about problems is strongly influenced by:

ARepresentation of the problem

BHeuristics

CLogic

DDetection of the problem

EConditional of the problem

Correct answer

A. Representation of the problem

Explanation

The correct answer is Representation of the problem.

3217PsychologyMedium

The MOST accurate statement about why ECT works to the degree that it does is that:

Ait performs strong operant condition techniques

Bno one is really certain why it works

Cit acts as a form of aversion therapy

Dit alters neural circuits in the brain

Correct answer

B. no one is really certain why it works

Explanation

The correct answer is no one is really certain why it works.

3218PsychologyMedium

Which of the following is frequently raised in the conditions of learning:

AHow individual differences can be reduced

BHow the field of educational psychology can be widen

CAll of the above

DWhich factors influence the learning process

Correct answer

D. Which factors influence the learning process

Explanation

The correct answer is Which factors influence the learning process.

3219PsychologyMedium

Dr. Warda attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with being members of street gangs. Her account be illustrates a(n) ________ perspective.

Aneuroscience

Bbehavior genetics

Csocial-cultural

Devolutionary

Correct answer

C. social-cultural

Explanation

The correct answer is social-cultural.

3220PsychologyMedium

People who consistently exhibit________thinking are more vulnerable to depression than others.

Adelusional

Bnegative, pressmistic

Coverly optimistic

Ddysthymic

Correct answer

B. negative, pressmistic

Explanation

The correct answer is negative, pressmistic.

In conjunction search:

AAll of the above

BThe observer apparently searches through the display serially, scanning each term or small group of items) successively (serial search)

CSearch time for the target is not constant, but instead rises with the number of distractors

DThe target/distractor difference is not based on a single feature, but on conjunctions of features

Correct answer

A. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.