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In the 1930s, Frederic Bartlett discovered that ______ could contribute to memory distortion?
stereotypes
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A ______ is designed to simplify the contexts surrounding the behavior of interest, allowing for focused investigation of the impact of a relatively small set of variables?
experimental study
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The frontal lobe has an important role in reasoning, while the temporal lobe has a role in language. This structure illustrates which principle?
localization
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John suffered brain damage that caused deficits to his ability to recognize people he knows. What is likely damaged?
his bottom-up processing
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The ventral pathway is to ______ as the dorsal pathway is to ______.
what; where
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______ involves unintentional retrieval of memory.
Implicit memory
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Neuroscientists have learned a great deal about which brain areas contribute to different cognitive abilities through ______?
case studies
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The Ponzo illusion happens when there is a discrepancy between ______.
distal stimuli and proximal stimuli
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Marta is walking across campus when a car accident happens behind her. At the moment of impact, which part of Marta's brain processes the sensory information that she is taking in?
temporal lobe
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Being able to name the colors of various symbols illustrates ______.
a Stroop task
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Cases of temporary retrograde amnesia are often the result of ______?
brain swelling
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In Stroop's study (1935) on automatic processing in attention, he found that participants took less time to name colors when the word and color were ______, and more time when they were ______.
the same; different
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According to research, which of these is most important in perceiving apparent motion?
similarity
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You come home, and your house is a mess. The garbage is spilled all over the kitchen, there are rolls of toilet paper strewn about, and all of your decorative trinkets are broken on the floor, but nothing is missing. Your dog and cat are sitting calmly in the middle of the mess. According to the principle of Pragnanz, what would you assume caused the mess?
your cat and dog
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Noticing a red flower among a field of purple flowers illustrates ______.
the attention capture phenomenon
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Altering memories or creating false memories for events we have never experienced is ______?
suggestibility
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Participants in Simons and Levin's (1998) study did not notice when a person asking them for directions was switched with another person. This illustrates ______.
change blindness
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A neuropsychological discovery that provided support for the link between perception and action was the discovery of ______.
mirror neurons
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Chris is at a neighborhood cookout. Which part of his body processes the sound of the grill, the sight and smell of the food, and the warmth of sunlight on his skin?
receptor cells
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Which of these is known to influence the cocktail party effect?
the salience of the message
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What are all seven sins of memory?
Transience, Absent-mindedness, Blocking, Suggestibility, Persistence, and Misattribution
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What was especially unusual about Loulis the chimpanzee's communication abilities?
He learned sign language from other chimpanzees.
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A key component of Gestalt approaches to perception is ______.
top-down processing
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You are in Times Square on New Year's Eve and are watching all of the giant screens. You detect apparent movement on these digital billboards, although what you actually perceive are light pixels flashing on and off or changes in color. This is known as ______.
the phi phenomenon
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What do dogs' communication methods and songbirds' communication methods have in common?
Both can make sounds that indicate danger.
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