Long-term memory

A) focus on important elements of a problem
B) relating new material to well-known material
C) information is maintained for only a fraction of a second
D) focus simultaneously on multiple aspects of a problem
E) awareness of and control of cognitive abilities
F) cluster of related items
G) descriptive of Sternberg's view of three intelligences
H) moral acts conform to authority or to the rules of the game
I) awareness of the functioning of one's memory
J) encoding based upon meaning
K) capable of relatively permanent storage of information
L) intellectual level of functioning
M) placing objects in order
N) genetic disorder related to intellectual disability
O) academic ability
P) transforming sensory input into a readily useable form
Q) using divergent thinking
R) physical number of years of age
S) street smarts
T) recognition that processes can be undone

Someone who believes that abnormal psychological functioning has physical causes is said to have a _____ perspective.

A) psychogenic
B) somatogenic
C) psychotropic
D) moral

When Ellen learns that her roommate will be an international student from Britain, she is worried that her roommate will be stiff and reserved.Ellen is surprised when
Diana turns out to be upbeat and friendly.Diana's behavior goes against Ellen's beliefs
About how people from Britain express emotions and has violated her

A) ability to read facial expressions.
B) cultural display rules.
C) affect-as-information theory.
D) emotional judgment.

Some statistics tell us how many members of one class (S) belong to each of a number of other classes (such as P, Q, and R) .These statistics are called:

A) spreadsheets
B) distributions
C) scatter totals
D) pigeonhole tallies
E) arrays

Sarah's mother, Stephanie, was not at home much when Sarah was very young, so Sarah's 12-year-old brother took care of her most of the time.Now that Sarah is approaching adulthood, she chain-smokes and drinks alcohol excessively.She has a difficult time forming close relationships since she is very jealous and never believes anyone really loves her.Sarah most likely had difficulty in which psychosexual stage of development according to Freudian theory?

A) Oral
B) Anal
C) Latent
D) Phallic

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the textbook as one of the indicators of an infant's ability to process information?

A) Habituation/dishabituation
B) Visual preference
C) Cross-modal transfer
D) Auditory preferences

Describe the symptoms that indicate that Malik is experiencing depression.How could Seligman explain Malik's depression?