Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory: G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M
However, if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words, they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom. This illustrates _________.
a. chunking
b. backward masking
c. verbal coding
d. selective attention
Answer a % correct 89 a= 89 b= 1 c= 9 d= 1 r = .39
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A. "Changed Thoughts. Changed Behavior. Changed People" B. "Better Living Through Dream Interpretation" C. "Tell Us About Your Childhood Experiences. We'll Listen" D. "Benzodiazepines R Us"
Juan and Carlos are identical twins. Juan was raised by his father and mother, and Carlos was accidentally placed with another family after a "mix up" at the hospital
At the age of 15, both boys "ran into each other" at a football game and noticed how they appeared to be "mirror images of each other." After proving they were twins by genetic testing, the families discussed some of the differences between the boys. Juan is very athletic and intelligent and excels in basketball but does not take school seriously and has F's in all subjects. Carlos is also athletic and intelligent, and excels in baseball and makes straight A's as a result of his strict home life and study routine. Although they are identical twins, what do you think accounts for the differences in their academic performance based on the research? a. nurture b. nature c. school district superintendent d. teacher appraisals of performance e. continuity
The brain
a. is an integrated system within itself. b. controls the endocrine system. c. is part of the nervous system. d. All of the above
Which of the following groups has the highest lifetime rates of social anxiety disorder?
a. European Americans c. African Americans b. Latinos d. They all have equal rates.