According to the information-processing view of memory, the first stage in memory processing involves
A. retrieval
B. storage
C. rehersal
D. encoding
E. transfer
Answer: D. encoding
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A. based on the finding that memory can be influenced by the nature of a question B. common sense for impressing the jury, but does not affect the nature of the witness's answers C. of little value, since eyewitness reports are firmly set in memory and cannot be manipulated D. based on the belief that juries and judges listen more critically to the words of a female lawyer
Cross-cultural studies of parenting patterns indicate that most cultures emphasize ________ with infants and toddlers, ________ with preschool-age children, and ________ with school-age and older children
a. controlling behavior; nurturance; training sociocultural skills b. nurturance; training sociocultural skills; controlling behavior c. controlling behavior; training sociocultural skills; nurturance d. nurturance; controlling behavior; training sociocultural skills
Down syndrome is caused by having an extra _______ chromosome
a. 20th b. 21st c. 22nd d. 23rd e. 24th
What do Gestalt therapy and psychoanalysis have in common?
a) use of hypnosis b) unconditional positive regard c) use of dreams as part of therapy d) a belief that the therapist should remain neutral