Underestimating situational constraints on another's behavior.
fundamental attribution error
100
After the horror of 9/11, many people said the CIA and FBI should obviously have foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism. This perception most clearly illustrates
hindsight bias
100
To monitor the electrical activity in the brain that is triggered by hearing one's own name, researchers would make use of an
EEG
100
Dissociation has been used as an explanation for
hypnosis
100
A measure of your memory in which you need to pick the correctly learned answer from a displayed list of options is known as a measure (or task) of ________________.
recognition
200
Bonnie pedals an exercise bike at her health club much faster when other patrons happen to be working out on nearby equipment. This best illustrates
social facilitation
200
Understanding why the fear of darkness may have contributed to the survival of our human ancestors is most relevant to the ________ perspective.
evolutionary
200
Interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory illustrates ___________ processing.
top down processing
200
Blinking in response to a puff of air directed to your eye is a(n) _________________ stimulus (response).
unconditioned.
200
While taking the final exam in American history, Marie was surprised and frustrated by her momentary inability to remember the name of the current president of the United States. Her difficulty most clearly illustrates
retrieval failure
300
Professor Stewart wrote a very positive letter of recommendation for a student despite having doubts about her competence. Which theory best explains why he subsequently began to develop more favorable attitudes about the student's abilities?
cognitive dissonance
300
Every twenty-fifth person who subscribed to a weekly news magazine was contacted by market researchers to complete a survey of opinions regarding the magazine's contents. The researchers were applying the research technique known as
random sampling
300
Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to affect one's sense of _______________.
hearing/audition
300
Which pioneering learning researcher highlighted the antisocial effects of aggressive models on children's behavior? (Will also accept the name of the experiment)
Albert Bandura
Bobo Doll Experiment
300
Although Ron typically smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, he recalls smoking little more than a pack a day. This poor memory best illustrates this type of false memory construction.
misinformation effect
400
In making wedding preparations, Jason conforms to the expectations of his future bride's family simply to win their favor. His behavior illustrates the importance of __________ social influence.
normative social influence
400
In an experimental study of the extent to which mental alertness is inhibited by sleep deprivation, alertness would be the _____________ variable.
dependent
400
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in speaking?
frontal
400
Matt regularly buckles his seat belt simply because it turns off the car's irritating warning buzzer. This best illustrates the value of ___________ reinforcement.
negative reinforcement.
400
During her evening Spanish language exam, Janica so easily remembers the French vocabulary she studied that morning that she finds it difficult to recall the Spanish vocabulary she rehearsed that afternoon. Her difficulty best illustrates ____________ interference.
proactive interference
500
Max fails to recycle his glass, metal, and plastic garbage because he thinks it's personally inconvenient and likely to have minimal impact on the city's already overflowing landfills. His reaction best illustrates the dynamics of social _________________.
social trap
500
Dr. Stevens provides psychotherapy to people who suffer from excessive anxiety. Dr. Stevens is most likely a ________ psychologist.
clinical
500
After suffering an accidental brain injury, Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth and coordinated manner. She has probably suffered damage to her
cerebellum
500
The large, slow brain waves associated with NREM-3 sleep are called __________ waves.
delta
500
Which limbic system structure is central to the processing of procedural memories?