The ability to ignore distracting or misleading information is known as __________.
a. executive control
b. interference inhibition
c. selective attention
d. source monitoring
Ans: b. interference inhibition
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a. Roger probably has the lowest testosterone levels b. William probably has the lowest testosterone levels c. Roger and Jose are probably the same in terms of their testosterone levels, but William probably has higher testosterone levels d. Jose and William are probably the same in terms of their testosterone levels, but Roger probably has higher testosterone levels
You are being placed on a large piece of glass with a checkerboard-patterned platform underneath it. Your mother walks to the other side of this platform and calls for you to crawl to her. Many years later, you will discover that this was all part of an experiment to test your a. visual acuity
b. ability to recognize your mother. c. motor development. d. depth perception.
In Carol’s study on the relationship between the anxiety levels of children and their first cousins, she obtained a correlation coefficient of -.62. What can Carol conclude about anxiety in this study?
A. There is no relationship between cousins in anxiety levels. B. High levels of anxiety in children were associated with low levels of anxiety in their cousins. C. High levels of anxiety in children were associated with high levels of anxiety in their cousins. D. There is a strong, positive association between first cousins in anxiety level.
Michael is an eight-year-old who understands seriation, conservation of number, and amount. However, he fails to understand other types of conservation problems. This pattern of development
a. indicates that Michael is advanced for his age. b. is common and is termed horizontal decalage. c. suggests that Michael is delayed for his age. d. is uncommon and suggests that Michael will show deficits at a later age.