A. the persistence of learning over time
B. the recall of information previously learned
C. getting information into memory
D. a clear memory of an emotionally significant event
Related Mcqs:
- The detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is called:
A. Synesthesia
B. Signal detection
C. Sensation
D. Accommodation - The term schema refers to _____________________?
A. a proposition
B. a control process in long-term memory
C. the mental representation of a concept
D. None of these - Reuptake refers to a process in which:
A. neurotransmitters are transported back into their presynaptic areas
B. vesicles in the axon are blocked from releasing neurotransmitters into the synapse
C. neurotransmitters continue to stimulate receptors indefinitely
D. more neurotransmitters are released into the synapse - The Law of Effect is concerned with the effects of _____________________?
A. hormones in behavior
B. activity states on behavior
C. internal drive states on behavior
D. rewards and punishment on behavior - Behavior therapists can help people to overcome such unwanted habits as smoking or overeating through _____________________?
A. operant conditioning
B. observational learning
C. place learning
D. habituation - A response that leads to the removal of an unpleasant stimulus is one being _____________________?
A. positively reinforced
B. negatively reinforced
C. punished
D. extinguished - Eidetic imagery is _____________________?
A. a step in mathematical thought
B. a clear visual memory
C. most prominent among elderly persons
D. highly correlated with general intelligence - Musa is attractive and assertive. He arrives at work on time each day, and never complains. When his coworkers are asked to assess Musa’s intelligence, they consistently rate him much higher than his scores on intelligence test. This is an example of _____________________?
A. the mere exposure effect
B. the halo effect
C. the placebo effect
D. the fundamental attribution - A morpheme may best be defined as _____________________?
A. an orderly arrangement of words in a syntactical sequence
B. a single word used to convey a complex idea
C. the meaning of a word in any given context
D. the smallest unit of language that conveys a meaning - Guilford’s model of intelligence is _____________________?
A. specifically graded toward the learning disabled
B. not based on unique, individual differences
C. a two-factor theory
D. a multiple-factor theory
