ean Piaget attempted to gain insight into the nature and development of the human mind by studying:
A) how memories are contaminated by prior knowledge.
B) the perceptual and cognitive errors of children.
C) the rate at which forgetting occurs.
D) perceptual illusions in adults.
B) the perceptual and cognitive errors of children.
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Transience refers to forgetting that occurs as a result of divided attention. 2. Hermann Ebbinghaus first described how information in long-term memory is forgotten with the passage of time. 3. As time passes, information is lost from long-term memory at a constant rate. 4. As time passes, we begin to lose information in our long-term memory store at a faster and faster rate. 5. Most forgetting occurs soon after the occurrence of the event to be remembered.
In an older book on adolescence, you read about how adolescence is a period full of problems and stress. After reading more recent research conducted with adolescents in different societies, you can conclude that
a. feelings of a lack of control are nearly universal among adolescents. b. few adolescents report enjoying life or feeling happy most of the time. c. adolescence is clearly a time of storm and stress for young people. d. the experience of adolescents differs greatly across cultures.
Neuroscientists are interested in sleep because:
a) it is a direct link to depression. b) it is a process influenced by bodily systems and life styles. c) more research is needed to study the effect of neurotransmitters. d) All the above
According to UNICEF (2018), in most cultures around the world, ________.
A. women have less power and status than men and control fewer resources B. men have less power and status than women and control most of the resources C. women have less power than men but are given a higher social status D. men have less power than women but are given a higher social status