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Question 1:

An increase in which of the following neurotransmitters has been associated with positive affect?
a) GABA
b) Norepinephrine
c) Serotonin
d) Dopamine

Question 2:

If a person is experiencing conceptual conflict, which of the following techniques might they employ to reduce their uncertainty?
a) Diversive exploration
b) Collative stimulus variables
c) Specific exploration
d) Daydreaming

Question 3:

When designing an experiment, it is possible to present the same stimulus to different participants, but have them respond on different scales. What is this design called?
a) The yoked participants design
b) The double-blind procedure
c) A between-subjects design
d) The dual-task procedure

Question 4:

What is the term given to the self that comes into play during social interactions?
a) Egocentric
b) Ecological
c) Interpersonal
d) Environmental

Question 5:

The number of autobiographical memories recalled from the last 20 years is referred to as what type of number?
a) Rubin’s number
b) Neisser’s number
c) Proust’s number
d) Galton’s number

Question 6:

The warm-glow heuristic might lead you to thinking that you have seen someone or something before, even though you haven’t.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

Depressed individuals can have difficulties in both remembering and forgetting information.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

The Galton effect refers to the power of odours as autobiographical memory cues.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Autobiographical consequential experiences are pivotal moments in one’s life, typically occurring between the ages of 10 and 20.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Overconfidence can lead to memory errors.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Cognition, Fifth Edition: Chapter 13