Outline the Sternberg search task
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Participants were briefly presented a variable number of items which were then removed during a minimal delay period. Following the delay, a probe item was presented. Participants had to indicate whether or not the probe item matched an item in the memory set. As the number of items in the memory increased so did the response time.
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a. propensity and opportunity for deviance b. personality for and inability to control deviance c. temperament for and social reinforcers for deviance d. genetics for and an environmental upbringing for deviance
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Gilbert is writing a research report on the strength of religious beliefs on political affiliation. Which of the following behaviors would likely help him write a good report?
a. Citing research that is most directly relevant to the study b. Using transitions to help the narrative flow smoothly c. Creating an outline before actually writing the report d. All of the above would likely be useful to Gilbert.