Suppose you look up the telephone number to call, and someone asks you where your next class is. You answer quickly, but promptly forget the number you just looked up. The memory store in which this telephone number was held is called:
a. sensory memory
b. short-term memory
c. long-term memory
d. semantic memory
b
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What is the focus of Daniel Levinson's theory of adult development?
A. reaffirming personality change throughout the course of life from birth to death B. preparing for death C. achieving ego integration D. looking at the processes that can lead to personality change as a person grows older
What is true of risk factors, in the context of epidemiological studies?
a. If a person possesses a risk factor, it's certain that he or she will develop the disease or disorder at some point. b. Identification of risk factors can be useful to target people for assessment and treatment. c. Both of the above are true. d. Neither of the above is true.
Your textbook discusses a famous laboratory set up in Leipzig, Germany in 1879. The goal of this laboratory was the study of
a. psychology. b. phrenology. c. sociology. d. chemistry.
Which of the following contributes to the risk of developing a learning disorder?
A. a range of biological factors B. parents with a poor reading history C. overdosing on antidepressants D. an inability to add and subtract