Which of the following is NOT a typical change in attention during childhood?

a. Attention becomes more selective
b. Attention span becomes longer
c. Attention becomes more focused on irrelevant objects
d. Attention becomes systematic


c

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Research on the spread of attitudes on Facebook indicates that a(n) ____ fits the pattern

a. flood b. contagious disease c. fundamentally random d. landslide

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Interesting facts, which are examples of ____ information, are encoded ____ into long-term memory.

A. semantic; with effort B. semantic; automatically C. episodic; with effort D. episodic; automatically

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The decline in achievement during adolescence is likely the result of individuals at this age

a. viewing strengths and weaknesses more realistically and a loss in expectancies of success. b. viewing strengths and weaknesses more unrealistically and a loss in expectancies of success. c. viewing strengths and weaknesses more realistically and a gain in expectancies of success. d. viewing strengths and weaknesses more unrealistically and a gain in expectancies of success.

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Recent studies of psychotherapists have shown that

A. most do not use a humanistic approach. B. many report including aspects of person-centered therapy in their work. C. the usefulness of humanistic psychotherapy is questionable. D. the effectiveness of the humanistic approach is only temporary.

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