Using the partial report method, Sperling found the capacity of sensory memory to be around ____________

a) three or four items.
b) nine or ten items.
c) all the letters present.
d) one to two items.

c

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Which of the following explains why a positive mood can decrease the probability of responding in prosocial ways?

a) Being in a good mood can lead us to interpret emergency situations as not really serious. b) Being in a good mood can lead us to not notice that there is a situation in which someone needs help. c) Being in a good mood can cause us to only think about ourselves and our subjective well-being. d) Being in a good mood can cause us to keep as much positivity for ourselves as we can.

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Which technique was generally found to be most effective in treating phobias?

A) symbolic modeling B) live modeling with participation C) systematic desensitization D) shaping together with extinction

Psychology