During REM (R) sleep,your skeletal muscles are relaxed because messages from the motor cortex are blocked by the

A) brainstem.
B) hypothalamus.
C) suprachiasmatic nucleus.
D) amygdala.

One significant problem with eyewitness testimony is that

A) short-term memory fades almost completely during the interval between the event and the trial.
B) most juries do not trust eyewitness testimony as much as they should.
C) people's memory sometimes fills in information that has been suggested to them, even though it did not happen.
D) the depth-of-processing principle is in conflict with the encoding specificity principle.

If a baby is born with a small head, heart defects and retarded mental and motor development, the mother is MOST likely to have

A) had smallpox early in her pregnancy.
B) been an alcoholic.
C) continued to work during pregnancy.
D) smoked during pregnancy.

Jethro believes that all elderly people have difficulty hearing and understanding.Whenever he interacts with an elderly person,Jethro automatically speaks loudly and slowly.Jethro is
Applying his ________ of the elderly in these interactions.

A) algorithm
B) prototype
C) stereotype
D) exemplar

Passively reading your textbook rather than actively reciting the material is apt to lead to__________

A) proactive interference.
B) decay.
C) retrieval failure.
D) encoding failure.

The unconscious is

A) not easily understood.
B) located in the visual cortex of our brain.
C) situated in the frontal lobe of our brain.
D) known to us at all times.

Leaders who focus on boosting morale, taking care of group members, and promoting group spirit are ____.

A) task-oriented
B) relationship-oriented
C) free riders
D) narcissistic

In her observations of 2- to 5-year-old children, Mildred Parten found six categories of play.

According to research on resilient children,which of the following was NOT mentioned as a protective factor?

A) Good family relationships
B) High IQs
C) Good problem solvers
D) Hired tutors

Which of the following would be termed a weak situation?

A) being home alone
B) sitting at a traffic light
C) taking a test in class
D) eating at a very fancy restaurant