Introductory Psychology Students Facing a Midterm Exam One Week Later

question 103

Multiple Choice

Introductory psychology students facing a midterm exam one week later spent five minutes each day visualizing themselves reading their assigned chapters,going over their notes,and eliminating study distractions.This ________ simulation had a ________ effect on their exam scores.

• A) process;negative
• B) outcome;positive
• C) process;positive
• D) outcome;negative

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Definitions:

Nurture

In psychology, this term emphasizes the role of environmental factors and experiences in shaping an individual's development, as opposed to genetic inheritance.

Association Areas

Regions of the cerebral cortex that integrate and process information from the sensory and motor areas, involved in complex functions such as language, problem solving, and spatial reasoning.

Neural Networks

Computational models designed to simulate the behavior of biological neural networks, capable of learning tasks by considering examples without being programmed with task-specific rules.

Schemas

Cognitive frameworks or concepts that help individuals to organize and interpret information.