How is material coded in long-term memory, and how do we know this?
What will be an ideal response?
Material is coded by meaning. We know this because, in long-term memory tasks, people
are more apt to confuse words that are similar in meaning than words that sound alike or stimuli
that look similar to each other.
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According to Erikson, a preschooler's development is centered on
A) improved manipulative and locomotor skills. B) identification with the mother and the resulting competition for the father. C) new mobility and the accompanying desire for autonomy. D) increased operational efficiency and the expanded capacity of cognitive short-term storage space.
The reflexive motor responses of the newborn infant serve to
A. facilitate the infant's survival. B. allow the infants to control their muscles. C. enable the infant to exhibit voluntary movement. D. allow the infant to communicate with the caregiver.
Persons who show abnormal patterns of smooth-pursuit eye movement
are also likely to exhibit a) aphasia and impaired intelligence. b) mood swings and sleep problems. . c) auditory deficits and excessive skin sensitivity. d) interpersonal difficulties and neurological impairments.
A young female infant will spend equal amounts of time looking at a toy truck and a doll.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)