Mateo, a waiter at a restaurant, usually takes food orders from customers. On his way back to the kitchen, he consciously repeats the orders in his mind so that he does not forget them. In the context of short-term memory, Mateo applies the technique of ________ to remember the orders.
A. grouping
B. rehearsal
C. chunking
D. packing
Answer: B
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A. statistically significant. B. clinically insignificant. C. Statistically insignificant. D. clinically significant.
George, at age 42, lost his job, was divorced by his wife, and couldn't seem to keep friends for very long. George came more and more to feel that he was accomplishing nothing with his life. According to Erikson, George is probably:
a. not going to undergo a midlife transition. b. about to undergo a nervous breakdown. c. experiencing feelings of stagnation. d. not responsible for his own life situation.
Because the _____ is the rational part of the personality, it sometimes plays referee between the wishes of the _____ and the _____
a) superego; id; ego. b) id; superego; ego. c) unconscious; id; ego ideal. d) ego; id; superego.
If Tom and Rachel have a joint focus of attention, it means that they are
A) both looking in the same direction. B) attending to different aspects of the same object or event. C) both paying attention to each other. D) focusing their attention on the same object or event.