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Studies on the accuracy of human memory and eyewitness testimony suggest that:
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Eyewitness testimony is highly subject to error.
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Memory loss of the experiences that occurred shortly before the loss of consciousness is called:
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Retrograde amnesia.
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Short-term memory has a very limited capacity of about ________ different items.
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Seven
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According to memory researcher Elizabeth Loftus, memory is:
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A reconstruction pieced together from information that may, or may not be accurate.
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________ is the process through which the senses detect visual, auditory, and other sensory stimuli and transmit them to the brain.
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Sensation
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Humanistic psychology emerged as a reaction against:
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Behaviorism and psychoanalysis
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The receptors that provide information about balance, equilibrium and rotating movements are located in the inner ear inside the:
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Semicircular canals.
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Phantom limb case study #1 is an example of:
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A phantom limb that lasted about 1 month
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Sigmund Freud's primary research approach was:
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The case study.
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How long can long-term memories last?
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Some can last a lifetime
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The four goals of psychology are to describe, explain, influence, and ________ behavior and mental processes.
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Predict
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________ is observed when larger objects are perceived as being closer, and smaller objects are seen as being further away.
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Relative size
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For encoded information to be stored, some physiological change in the brain must take place. This process is called:
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Consolidation
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In vision, the term accommodation describes:
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The flattening and bulging of the lens as it focuses images on the retina
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The majority of those who suffer from hearing loss lose their hearing due to:
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Exposure to noise.
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