Which of the following lists of items would be most likely to exceed the practical
capacity of working memory?
(a) 22, 46, 73, 50, 39
(b) Montana, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Arkansas, Texas
(c) Aaron, Mays, Ruth, Williams, Cobb, Ott, Jackson, Kaline, Gwynn, Brett
(d) RNA, DNA
(e) all are equally difficult for differing reasons
C
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a. ?client-centered b. ?object relations c. ?Beck’s cognitive d. ?Gestalt
Which of the following brain areas was most likely damaged if a person loses his or her ability to understand jokes, irony, sarcasm, and the overall context in which something is said?
a. left hemisphere b. right hemisphere c. amygdala d. corpus callosum
An illusion due to misleading cues in stimuli which cause us to create perceptions that are inaccurate or impossible is called a(n) _______ illusion
a. perceptual b. induced c. physical d. stroboscopic
Which of the following anti-litter campaigns relies most on injunctive norms?
a. highway signs that read "Keep America Beautiful" b. an ad with a picture of a crying Native American looking at a polluted landscape c. highway signs that read "Don't Mess with Texas!" d. television ads that show streets filled with garbage