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You receive an email about a 6-digit access code that you need to type into your phone in order to log in to your banking app.  You start to rehearse the code to yourself to help maintain it in your memory, but then your roommate asks you where their leftovers went in the fridge.  You answer your roommate, but this distraction has caused you to forget the access code.  This represents a lapse in your: sensory memory working memory long term memory declarative memory

Erikson’s stage of identity vs. confusion typically occurs during: infancy childhood adolescence  late adulthood

True or False: Forensic psychologists can act as expert witnesses, help with jury selection, and perform criminal profiling. 1 point

Which of the following is TRUE about majority and minority influences? A consistent minority is more likely to increase conformity. As the size of the majority increases, the minority is more likely to conform. A consistent majority is more likely to increase conformity. All of the above are true.

Which of the following disorders is the hardest to treat since people with this diagnosis usually do not think they have a disorder and thus will not seek out treatment for their symptoms? Major depressive disorder Generalized anxiety disorder Personality disorders Schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Write the correct italicized words for each number.  Neurons communicate electrically / chemically within one neuron using action potentials / neurotransmitters, while neurons communicate electrically / chemically between two neurons using action potentials / neurotransmitters.  4 points 1. 2. 3. 4. 

You have a memory of your first time stepping foot on Truett McConnell’s campus.  This is a: declarative/explicit, semantic memory declarative/explicit, episodic memory nondeclarative/implicit, semantic memory nondeclarative/implicit, episodic memory

Which system is activated during the stress response? Central serotonin fix (CSF) loop Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis Prefrontal-dopamine (PD) pathway Autonomic reward system (ARS)

The action potential involves the movement of: sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) ions electrons sodium chloride (NaCl) ions sodium (Na+) ions potassium (K+) ions

Lawrence Kohlberg’s pre-conventional morality is based on: universal moral principles social contracts and rules rewards and punishments internalized faith values