Cog Psych Final Exam

Which of the following provides the best example of functional fixedness

Using a juice glass as a container for orange juice

If a motorcycle cop believes that young female drivers speed more than other drivers, he will likely notice young female drivers speeding in the fast lane but fail to notice young male or older drivers doing the same. In this case, the police officer's judgments are skewed by the operation of the

confirmation bias

According to the levels of processing theory, memory durability depends on the depth at which information is

encoded

Bonnie has ordered her monthly supply of medicines through the mail for the past five years. Except for one order, all orders have arrived within two business days. Bonnie placed an order yesterday, and she expects to receive her order tomorrow. Bonnie is using

inductive reasoning

Lucille is teaching Kendra how to play racquetball. She explains how to hold the racquet, how to stand, and how to make effective shots. These learned skills that Lucille has acquired are an example of ________ memory.

procedural

the primacy effect is attributed to:

recall of information stored in long-term memory

your friend has been sick for several days, so you go over to her home to make her some chicken soup. Searching for a spoon, you first reach in a top drawer beside the dishwasher. Then, you turn to the big cupboard beside the stove to search for a pan. In your search, you have relied on a kitchen

schema

autobiographical memory research shows that a person's brain is more extensively activated when viewing photos

the person took himself or herself

Insight refers to

the sudden realization of a problem's solution

People tend to overestimate

what negative feelings will occur following a decision more so than positive feelings