Ten-year-old Gemma is presented with a stream of numbers on a computer screen. She is asked to press a button whenever the two-digit sequence of a "5" followed by a "7" appears. Gemma's __________ attention is being tested
A) adaptive
B) selective
C) planful
D) productive
Answer: B
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Meredith is trying to memorize the various eras and periods in the geologic table. She begins by memorizing the Cenozoic, Mesozoic and Paleozoic as three eras. She then memorizes the three periods from the Cenozoic, the three periods from the Mesozoic and the six periods from the Paleozoic. Meredith's method of organizing the material she is trying to remember illustrates the concept of
a. conceptual hierarchies. b. levels-of-processing. c. the serial-position effect. d. source monitoring.
Unpredictable life stresses, such as divorce and death, may contribute to the
a. re-working of earlier life stages. b. progression to future life stages. c. speeding up of resolving a psychosocial crisis. d. sequential progression of life stage development.
A young child will have the most difficult time understanding words which
describe color. describe shape. express emotions. express the relationships of place and time.
How does evolutionary psychology explain Jeremy’s jealousy?
What will be an ideal response?