Psychology Flashcard

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A study on memory retention investigates how stress impacts the ability to form new episodic memories by measuring changes in synaptic strength before and after introducing a stressor. Which neurological process crucial for forming long-term memories might this stress be affecting?

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Long-term potentiation

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When people fail to notice that a friend got a haircut, despite having just had a conversation about haircuts, this exemplifies:

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Change blindness

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Consider a scenario where after witnessing a car accident, a person remembers the car as being faster than it actually was. This memory distortion can be attributed to the influence of: Mood-congruent memory, Misinformation effect, Retroactive interference, Imagination inflation

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Misinformation effect

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A psychological experiment requires participants to solve problems both in new and conventional ways. The experimenter is most likely studying which cognitive function?

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Divergent thinking

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In a recent environmental psychology study, researchers found that individuals are more likely to recycle in contexts where they previously did so. This behavior can best be explained by which concept?

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Context effects

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During a trial, if jurors are swayed by how a lawyer frames whether a glass is half empty or half full, they are likely falling prey to which cognitive bias?

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Framing effect

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In an experiment, when participants are asked whether more words start with the letter R or have R as the third letter, most incorrectly choose the first option due to:

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Availability heuristic

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If a teacher believes a student’s intelligence is static and unchangeable, which mindset does this reflect?

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Fixed mindset

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Which phenomenon might explain why older adults frequently recall their teenage years and early adulthood with greater clarity and detail than recent events?

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Reminiscence bump

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How might the Flynn Effect be relevant in a discussion about the trends in IQ scores over several generations?

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It describes the increase in IQ scores generationally due to better nutrition and education.