Both sensory memory and short-term memory have large capacity, but are limited by very short durations

a. true
b. false


Answer: b. false

Psychology

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a. she has been well trained for her work as a new mother. b. although the baby demands care at many times throughout the day and night, she does not actually spend many hours on the task. c. her newborn gives little positive reinforcement or emotional reaction other than crying. d. most people will express their admiration for a mother's competent child care.

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Which memory stage are we largely unaware of but which holds information just long enough for it to be moved to the second memory stage?

a. short-term memory b. procedural memory c. sensory memory d. episodic memory

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Which of the following processes is an example of associative learning?

a. habituation b. sensitization c. classical conditioning d. fixed action patterns

Psychology

_____ is any event or object in the environment to which an organism responds

a) Higher-order conditioning b) Negative reinforcement c) Shaping d) A stimulus

Psychology