01:830:310 Lecture 10: Neuropsychology

43. I tell you 3 numbers and then ask you to count backwards by fours before asking you to recall the 3 numbers. What am I trying to demonstrate? A) proactive interference B) retroactive interference C) iconic interference D) release from interference E) limitations of LTM

Pat asks herself, “Did my officemate get the promotion instead of me because I am overweight or because I am really less qualified?” This type of thinking is an example of ________ 

Select one:

a. Self-fulfilling prophecy

b. Imagined discrimination

c. Stereotype threat

d. Fundamental attribution error

e. Attributional ambiguity 

17. A motivation theorist who believes in the expectancy X value theory of motivation would most likely say that two people can respond differently to the same incentive because A) they have different drives B) they have different unconscious motives C) they have different deficiency needs D) they evaluate the worth of the incentive differently E) they have different instincts