exam 3 flashcards

A. With threatening stimuli

B. With neutral stimuli

C. With calm stimuli

D. Anxious individual show equally poor working memory in all tasks

A. Goal directed

B. Stimulus directed

C. Central directed

D. Top-down

A. Inhibits inappropriate responses

B. Shifts attention to stay on a relevant task

C. Maintains information in working memory

D. All of the above

a. Presenting a masking stimulus first and following it with the stimulus of interest

b. Masking one stimulus by distorting the shape, color, or texture of it

c. Presenting a stimulus of interest first and following it with a masking stimulus

d. Asking participants to wear masks backwards when responding to various stimuli

a. The amygdala was activated during the presentation of phobic and fear-relevant (but non-feared) stimuli

b. The amygdala was activated during the presentation of the phobic stimuli

c. The amygdala was relatively disengaged during the presentation of fear relevant (but non-feared) stimuli

d. Both b and c

a. The amygdala may be an early warning system for detecting potentially threatening stimuli

b. Stimuli that are potentially relevant to survival may automatically elicit a response

c. The amygdala monitors the environment for emotionally relevant stimuli that may not be a current focus of attention, and redirects attention when further processing is warranted

d. All of the above

A. Physiological response; behavior

B. Feeling; physiological response

C. Behavior; feeling

D. None of the above

A. flashbulb

B. photographic

C. echoic

D. semantic

A. number of recounts

B. number of exposures

C. length of delay

D. source of information

A. Daniel Kahneman

B. Amos Tyversky

C. Herb Simon

D. XT Wang

A. Reduce cognitive and time constraints

B. Often generate accurate decisions in appropriate contexts

C. At times, though, can lead to severe and systematic errors such as biases and fallacies in decision making

D. All of the above

A. Confirmatory hypothesis testing

B. Trial-and-error

C. Insufficient adjustment

D. Random bias

a. Semantic Memory

b. Perceptual-motor Skills

c. Cognitive Skills

d. All of the Above

a. Were native English speakers

b. Went on a study abroad

c. Loved Pizza

d. All of the above

a. They know how to travel in style

b. Retroactive interference of the native language facilitates second language acquisition

c. Classroom learning is better than language immersion

d. All of the above

a. has no substantial costs

b. is always caused by biological dysfunction

c. is a functional response to problems in the environment

d. is best treated with antidepressants

a. are triggered by particular stressors

b. make coordinated tradeoffs in the functioning of body systems

c. allocate limited resources accordingly

d. all of the above

a. is a heterogeneous form of therapy

b. focuses only on changing cognitions

c. is like the bible to Ryan Hunsaker

d. both A and C

A) Physiological response, Observable behaviors, and Conscious feelings

B) Agreeable, Disagreeable, Indifferent

C) Good, Bad, Neutral

D) None of the above

A) Emotions are not connected to learning

B) Positive emotions in a classroom setting can lead to more successful learning

C) Negative emotions and negative beliefs can motivate a person to work harder and learn more

D) None of the above

A) Beliefs and emotions influence the learning of a foreign language

B) Beliefs and emotions do not influence the learning of a foreign language

C) Narrative research is useless

D) None of the above

A. All 4 children

B. All children except the child with Down Syndrome

C. Only the boys

D. Only the girls

A. 15 years old

B. 6 years old

C. 2 years old

D. 9 years old

A. Exposure to more verbalizations

B. Children learn better when it is something they are interested in

C. Gesturing serves as scaffolding

D. Luck