Charlotte is introduced to three new people at a party. Later, however, she cannot remember the names of any of her new acquaintances, even though she remembers what she ate, her old friends who were there, and the address of the host. What may account for Charlotte’s inability to remember these individuals’ names?

An individual who drinks alcohol daily finds it necessary to drink increasing amounts to achieve the state of well-being attained in the past. This individual is showing

Mr. Treacy occasionally stops breathing while sleeping. He wakes up to snort air for a few seconds before falling back to sleep. Mrs. Treacy complains that her husband snores. Clearly, Mr. Treacy suffers from

Vienna has been seeing a lot of social media ads about an exciting new sports simulation game. While several of her friends say that the game is their ideal example of a video game, others who have played the game complain that it was too expensive and not as fun as they expected. Vienna buys the game. When her mother asks her why she chose that game, Vienna only mentions the advice she heard about the game was the best one they’ve ever played. Which of the following cognitive processes explains why Vienna can justify her purchase of the expensive game and ignore her concerns over the cost?

When Mr. Ena thought his 1-year-old daughter had fallen down the stairs, his heartbeat accelerated, his blood pressure rose and he began to perspire heavily. Mr. Ena’s state of arousal was activated by his ___________ nervous system.

Rainer looks at the blooming cherry trees on a visit to Washington, DC’s National Cherry Blossom Festival. Which of the following refers to the transformation of the visual image of the cherry trees into neural impulses that are perceived by the brain?

Jessie is lost. She quickly scans the crowd and decides to ask an elderly woman for directions because she believes the woman will be kind. Which method of problem solving did Jessie most likely use?

Austin does not have wrapping paper to use to wrap a birthday present, and so he decides to use colorful newspaper comics instead. Austin’s solution demonstrates that he has overcome

Clive Wearing is an individual involved in a well-known case study examining anterograde amnesia. Clive experienced a high fever which led to damage to the hippocampus nearly 40 years ago. Since that time, Clive has not been able to encode new memories and, by some estimations, can only hold a thought for 7 to 9 seconds. Which of the following is an ethical consideration regarding the case of Clive Wearing?

 Ollie takes a medication that prevents the neurotransmitter serotonin from being reabsorbed into the neuron after it fires. Which of the following is the correct term for this process?