The savings method of testing memory

A) measures whether a person can identify the correct item from a list of choices.
B) measures whether a person relearns faster than he or she learned the first time.
C) requires a person to generate the memory without any hints.
D) can be used only with nonhuman animals.

The term neurotransmitter refers to __________

A) a chemical found in the synaptic vesicles that is released into the synapse.
B) any one of a number of chemical compounds that increase the activity of the endocrine system.
C) the chemical substance found in the cell membrane.
D) the DNA contained in the nucleus of every neuron.

Juanita is 75 years old and hasn't seen her granddaughter,Stephanie,in a few months.When Stephanie came to visit,Juanita asked her "Are you getting fat?" This may be related to

A) hippocampal degeneration.
B) blood-brain barrier.
C) frontal lobe atrophy.
D) plasticity.

Which of the following has not been suggested as a hypothesis concerning the evolutionary bases of sleep?

A) to reduce exposure to predators
B) to conserve energy
C) to reduce the risk of accidents during the night part of the day-night cycle
D) to restore energy and other bodily resources

In many sexually explicit videos, the women actors, in contrast to the men actors, were more likely to be instrumentalized.

Jane is an angry, hostile woman. At work and in her personal life, she is described as energetic go-getter because she is a workaholic and does a great deal and does a great deal of volunteer work for abused children and women. Jane's behavior may be an example of which defense mechanism?

A) sublimation
B) displacement
C) reaction formation
D) projection

Let's say you are trying to look into a window but your view is blocked by a flag hanging from the deck fence. When our view of one object is occluded by another, we use that fact as a means of judging distance. In other words, we rely on a cue known as __________.

A) blocking
B) the principle of occlusion
C) interposition
D) interpenetration