Zoelch, Seitz, and Schumann-Hengsteler (2005) used a variety of tests to examine the central executive of working memory. They found
a. solution times increased with age for all tasks
b. recall accuracy decreased with age for recall tasks
c. number of correctly fused objects decreased with age
d. the random generation task showed few age differences
Ans: d
You might also like to view...
A new discovery has found that, in addition to neurons, glial cells might also:
A. be involved in Alzheimer's disease B. provide support to blood vessels to guide their growth in the central nervous system C. transmit electrical messages D. release a chemical to influence the growth of dendrites
Suppose that in the previous question another subject had a predicted score of 10.3, and actually obtained a score of 12.4. For this subject the residual score would be
a. 2.1 b. -0.7 c. 12.4 d. 0.0
Bonnie is 3 months old and her parents attend only inconsistently to her needs. Sometimes they are very attentive feeding her promptly when she cries and comforting her when she seems upset
Other times, Bonnie cries for a long time before her parents attend to her. Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Bonnie will develop: a) feelings of isolation. b) a sense of inferiority. c) a sense of despair. d) a general sense of mistrust.
What is the first guideline for doing research with people?
a. Participants have to give informed consent. b. Deception cannot be used in any studies with human beings. c. The rights and well-being of the participants must come first. d. Data must remain confidential.