A New Psychological Test Is Able to Detect Anxiety in Patients;

question 37

Multiple Choice

A new psychological test is able to detect anxiety in patients; it accurately identifies both the absence and presence of anxiety. This would mean that the test

• A) has high false positive rates and high false negative rates.
• B) has high false positive rates but low false negative rates.
• C) is low in false positive rates and low in false negative rates.
• D) is low in false positive rates but high in false negative rates.

Recognize the impact of effortful processing on long-term memory retention.

Identify and explain the significance of different memory models and theories, including connectionism.

Describe various memory-enhancing techniques, such as rehearsal, mnemonics, and the spacing effect.

Distinguish between different types of memory (e.g., short-term vs. long-term, explicit vs. implicit).