Short-term memory has the benefit of ______.
a. storing massive amounts of general information
b. not storing unimportant information for long periods of time
c. unlimited capacity for dealing with novel information
d. a lack of ability to forget details
Ans: B
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a. External and social frames of reference b. Internal and external frames of reference c. Psychological and social frames of reference d. Internal and psychological frames of reference
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A. attributional ambiguity B. a central trait C. self-fulfilling prophecy D. halo effect
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