You are out for a drive with the family and are lucky enough to get a window seat. The rapidly passing scenery you see out the window is first stored in __________ memory
a) echoic
b) iconic
c) long-term
d) short-term
ANS: B, Iconic memory is a brief, lasting visual image that rapidly fades away.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If a correlation coefficient that you expected to be fairly high turns out to be very low, you should investigate whether there is a:
a. restrictive range on one or both variables. b. curvilinear relationship between the variables. c. third variable inhibiting the relationship. d. restrictive range on one or both variables and a curvilinear relationship between the variables.
Dr. Schwiesow, a school psychologist, is interested in understanding whether the student she is evaluating displays off-task behaviors that are much higher than that of same-aged peers. She is likely to be considering psychopathology from which perspective?
a. Sociocultural norm b. Mental health definitions c. Statistical deviance d. Educational relevance
Control is one of the most important factors in which research method?
a. participant observation b. experimental research c. the correlation d. systematic introspection