Formula sheets, the key method steps for every topic and 8 practice problems, with full solutions at the back.
Inattentional blindness is shown by the study in which participants failed to notice:
Which concept describes better recall when study sessions are spread out over time rather than crammed?
Which statement about the formal operational stage is correct?
Romanian orphan studies (Rutter and colleagues) found that children adopted after about 6 months of severe deprivation:
Exposing people to weak arguments against their view, along with rebuttals, makes them more resistant to later persuasion. This is:
Which variation in Asch's study reduced conformity most dramatically?
Which side effect is a long-term risk of first-generation (typical) antipsychotics?
Comorbidity means that:
Answer: A · A person in a gorilla suit walking through a basketball game
Simons and Chabris (1999) found that many people counting passes did not notice a gorilla crossing the scene, showing that unattended objects can go unseen.
Answer: C · The spacing effect
Distributed practice produces better long-term retention than massed practice. The testing effect (retrieval practice) is a separate, complementary benefit.
Answer: A · Adolescents can reason about abstract and hypothetical problems
Formal operational thinkers can reason hypothetically and systematically test possibilities, as in Piaget's pendulum task.
Answer: A · Were more likely to show lasting difficulties than those adopted earlier
Children adopted later from institutional deprivation were more likely to show disinhibited attachment and cognitive difficulties, supporting a sensitive period for early care.
Answer: D · Inoculation theory
McGuire's inoculation theory proposes that small doses of counterarguments motivate people to build defences for their attitudes.
Answer: B · One other confederate giving the correct answer
A single dissenting ally reduced conformity sharply (to about 5%), while increasing the majority beyond three or four people had little extra effect.
Answer: D · Tardive dyskinesia
Long-term dopamine blockade can cause tardive dyskinesia, with involuntary repetitive movements of the face, tongue and limbs, which may be irreversible.
Answer: D · A person meets criteria for two or more disorders at the same time
Comorbidity is the co-occurrence of disorders in the same person, which complicates diagnosis and treatment and raises questions about categorical classification.
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