(03.01 MC)A recent study was conducted to investigate the effect of distraction on auditory processing and task performance. One hundred college students were exposed to various auditory environments that simulated a social event. They were tasked with identifying target words or phrases in conversations while ignoring distractions. The study aimed to measure the accuracy and speed of the participants’ responses in different auditory conditions. Condition Number of simultaneous conversations Mean accuracy (%) Mean Response Time (seconds) Low distraction 3 90 240 Low distraction 5 85 300 High distraction 7 78 420 High distraction 10 70 540 What is the independent variable in this study?

(03.02 MC)Jenna is assembling a new bookshelf in her dorm room. She has never put anything together by herself before. When Jenna misplaces the screwdriver, she gives up on putting the shelf together. Jenna’s failure to continue working is a consequence of which of the following?

(02.05 MC)A psychological study was conducted to investigate the impacts of a sudden change to a person’s sleep habits. A company provided a list of willing employees to the researcher, who then randomly chose a group of participants to start working an overnight shift. Many of the employees in this group began to have serious accidents while on the job. Other employees’ performance was unchanged. The researchers concluded that a sudden change in sleep habits negatively impacted job performance. Data was published without identifying information. What ethical concern is present in this study?

(03.01 MC)© Public DomainUnderstanding that the door in the image has not changed, despite being opened, reflects which psychological concept?

(03.04 LC)Patrick is participating in a memory competition on Pi Day at his school. He must memorize as many digits of the pi as possible in 60 seconds, then try to recall them immediately without missing or misplacing any digits. Which strategy would you encourage Patrick to use?

(03.05 MC)One hundred World Geography students were expected to learn about the major rivers, mountain ranges, and bodies of water around the world. Half of the students were given an unlabeled map and expected to fill in the information they learned from memory. The other half was given the same unlabeled map but had a word bank of terms to choose from. The mean scores are represented in the table below. Testing Condition With a word bank Without a word bank Mean score 88 70 Which conclusion can you make based on the data in the table?

(03.05 MC)Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates the state-dependent memory?

scene.png After 20 minutes of resuscitation, the capnogram responds (as shown). capno.png What does this indicate?

(02.07 MC)In a study researching the impact of physical touch on emotional responses, participants were randomly assigned to either a group that received gentle touch on the forearm or a control group that did not receive any tactile stimulation. After the experiment, participants were asked to rate their feelings of stress and anxiety on a scale from 1 to 10. What aspect of the sense of touch is this study primarily exploring?

(02.04 MC)A split-brain patient has a picture of a cow flashed to her left visual field and a picture of a fork to her right visual field. Which of the following will she likely be able to do?