Becky, who just celebrated her third birthday, had trouble catching the ball when it was small. The reason for this was most likely
a. lack of sports ability.
b. damage to the prefrontal cortex.
c. immature visual–motor coordination among young children.
d. limited executive functioning.
Answer: c. immature visual–motor coordination among young children.
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Roberto was attacked while he was walking in the park. The police who are investigating the crime ask Roberto to describe his attacker in as much detail as possible. The police are using
a. transfer-appropriate encoding to recover information from Roberto's memory. b. a recall task to recover information from Roberto's memory. c. a recognition task to recover information from Roberto's memory. d. a misinformation task to recover information from Roberto's memory.
Which of the following would a psychologist not consider to be an example of aggression?
A. a boy hitting another boy on the playground B. a doctor breaking a patient's ribs in an attempt to start the patient's heart C. a motorist yelling at another in a busy intersection D. a brother hitting his younger brother
Because each culture is unique, therapeutic methods that work in one culture rarely work when used in a different culture.
a. True b. False
A man was convicted of involuntary murder of an elderly woman. The incident took place while the two were arguing, and the woman suffered a heart attack and died. The man is very remorseful, but cannot remember anything about the argument. This type of forgetting best illustrates:
A. regression B. repression C. decay D. consolidation