Myth: According to information processing theory, information can stay in short-term memory for several hours
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
FALSE
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One criticism of scientific jury selection is that it
a. focuses jury selection on the question of whether or not a juror can be. b. does not make use of empirical data. c. can only be afforded by the wealthiest of defendants and plaintiffs. d. is used in civil trials, but not in criminal cases.
When Molly hears that several people in her geometry class think she's great, it is likely to a. increase her self-esteem
b. decrease her self-esteem. c. have no effect on her self-esteem. d. alter her ethnic identity.
A mathematical relationship in which increases in one measure are matched by increases in the other (and decreases correspond with decreases) is a
a. zero correlation. b. variable relationship. c. positive relationship. d. negative relationship.
A high school teacher is stressed by her work. She feels that her students are deliberately trying to upset her. Which of the following would represent a constructive change in the teacher's appraisal?
a. to stop caring so much about her students b. to tell herself that the students' behavior is just normal adolescence and not an attack on her c. to try to ignore the students' behavior d. to accept the fact that she is not a particularly good disciplinarian