You are most likely to automatically encode information about:

the sequence of your day's events.

An intelligence quotient (IQ) is _____.

mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100

Aptitude tests are to ________ as achievement tests are to ________.

future performance; current competence

The effortful processing of information:

can become automatic through practice.

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1
Which theory would be most helpful explaining why people are motivated to watch horror movies?
drive-reduction theory
arousal theory
instinct theory
hierarchy of needs theory
2
You are most likely to automatically encode information about:
new web addresses.
the sequence of your day's events.
friends' birthdays.
politicians' names.
3
An intelligence quotient (IQ) is _____.
is determined by your age and education
no longer considered to be a valuable measurement
chronological age divided by mental age, multiplied by 100
mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100
4
Object assembly, picture arrangement, and block design are three performance subtests of the
Emotional Intelligence Test.
Stanford-Binet.
SAT Reasoning Test.
WAIS.
5
Aptitude tests are to ________ as achievement tests are to ________.
past competence; current interests
current interests; past competence
current competence; future performance
future performance; current competence
6
The way slot machines reward gamblers with money best illustrates:
partial reinforcement.
spontaneous recovery.
generalization.
shaping.
7
Words, images, and other bits of information used to access a stored memory are called
retrieval cues.
target stimuli.
memory traces
LTPs.
8
Mirror neurons are believed by some scientists to provide a biological basis for:
classical conditioning.
cognitive maps.
observational learning.
extrinsic motivation.
9
For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce:
an incentive.
an instinct.
homeostasis.
a drive.
10
The effortful processing of information:
occurs less frequently among adults than children.
cannot occur simultaneously with automatic processing.
can become automatic through practice.
the process of getting information out of memory storage.

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