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1.) Saeed easily retains information through the use of acronyms. Which option would be the best way for Saeed to remember that his friend Joe lives on Rainbow Avenue?

A.) by reciting “I’m visiting Joe; he lives at the Rainbow”
B.) by recalling when he and Joe got stuck in the rain and saw a rainbow
C.) by repeating “Rainbow” aloud over and over again
D.) by recalling “JAR: Joe’s Avenue is Rainbow”

2.) Which of the following situations is an example of interference?

A.) Your friend has a new e-mail address, but when you send her an e-mail, you accidentally use her old e-mail address instead.
B.)While watching a TV game show, you identified “bald eagle” as the answer when the host asked which among the gray hawk, bald eagle, and rock pigeon is the national bird of the United States.
C.)An hour after a lecture on Earth’s structure, you wrote down “crust, mantle, inner core, outer core” when the teacher asked you to list the layers of Earth on the board.
D.)Before going to school, you listed “Ten Things to Do” for the day but almost forgot about it until a friend asked if you’d heard the countdown of top 10 hits on the radio.

3.) E. C. Tolman states that individuals are able to find physical locations because they

A.) are guided by survival instincts.
B.) observe which way to go from other people.
C.) receive positive reinforcement from arriving at a destination.
D.) have developed cognitive maps.

4.) Which scale did David Wechsler devise that tests both verbal and nonverbal skills?

A.) mental scale
B.) chronological scale
C.) word scale
D.) performance scale

5.) Frank reports he is feeling like a superhero. He feels like he can fly and is on top of the world. These feelings of extreme power are often followed by strong feelings of being worthless and stupid. Which disorder is Frank most likely experiencing?

A.) bipolar disorder
B.) generalized anxiety disorder
C.) obsessive-compulsive disorder
D.) major depressive disorder