Distortions of Memory Related to Gender-Typical Behavior

question 61

Multiple Choice

Distortions of memory related to gender-typical behavior

• A) tend to exaggerate the presence of gender-atypical behaviors, leaving people with the memory that behavior was less stereotypical than it actually was.
• B) tend to exaggerate the presence of gender-typical behaviors, leaving people with the memory that behavior was more stereotypical than it actually was.
• C) are avoidable only if people learn to attend to the relevant cues and find a way to minimize interference.
• D) are very rare.

Understand how mental representations facilitate thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Understand key strategies and steps in problem-solving, including algorithm use and trial and error.

Recognize the role of mental images in cognition and their neural correlates.

Distinguish between various problem-solving and decision-making models.

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Definitions:

Margin of Error

An indicator of the confidence in the results of a survey or experiment, expressing the amount of potential error in the measurements.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points collected in a study or experiment.

Finite Population Correction

An adjustment made to sampling formulas to account for the fact that the sample is drawn from a finite population, often resulting in smaller standard errors.

Standard Error

An estimate of the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, typically used to measure the accuracy of a sample mean.