When Cody's teacher announced a series of six dates for tests, he started repeating them to himself so that he would not forget them before noting them down. As he started writing, a friend called his name and he looked up. When he tried to write the dates, he realized that he did not remember them. Which of the following statements best explains why Cody could not remember the dates?
Answer: The rehearsal was insufficient to convert the short-term memory to long-term memory.
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Sally steps on her bathroom scale, and it tells her that she weighs 145 pounds. When she steps on it again after her shower, she gets the same result. In fact, it has told her that her weight is stable at 145 pounds for several days now. This is very distressing to Sally, because she knows she actually only weighs around 127 pounds. Based on her observations, what can more accurately be said
about the measurements provided by Sally's scale? a. The measurements lack reliability. b. The measurements lack validity. c. The measurements are reliable. d. The measurements are valid.
Which of the following is NOT a category of psychological disorder?
a. Cognitive b. Anxiety c. Mood d. Eating
Brain research on various types of meditation shows changes in which part of the brain?
A) thalamus B) basal ganglia C) frontal lobe D) all of these
In late adulthood, Jamal's biological response to stress is very different than in early adulthood in that ______.
A. he'll have a faster restorative system B. he'll have fewer coping strategies C. the pituitary gland will be overworked D. his stress hormones will stay in his system longer