Ten-year-old John is given a test in which he is required to remember as many words as he can in exact order after they have been presented at a high rate of speed. This test is designed to measure John's
A) knowledge base. B) verbatim traces.
C) autobiographical memory. D) processing capacity
D
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Research by Prentice and Miller (1996) found that college students are likely to have more positive attitudes toward drinking on campus and consume more alcohol if they
a. attend colleges that strictly forbid drinking on campus. b. participate in workshops designed to increase their personal responsibility for drinking. c. overestimate the favorability of their peers' attitudes toward drinking. d. believe such attitudes and behavior are inconsistent with social norms.
Which of the following terms refers to the integrated cognitive, social, and emotional schemes associated with being male or female?
a. Sex b. Sexual orientation c. Gender d. Gender constancy
Scientific method:
a. stresses logic as opposed to observation b. generates empirical knowledge c. tries to detect irregularities d. avoids operational definitions
Central to Piaget’s theory is the concept of __________
A) imitation B) adaptation C) self-efficacy D) scaffolding