According to research from the 1950s, how much information can short-term memory hold?

a. Only one item at a time
b. Two items at a time
c. About seven items at a time
d. A virtually unlimited amount of information


c

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a. receiving substantial attention from the trainer b. watching other members rehearse and receive feedback c. receiving criticism from other group members following behavioral rehearsal d. B and C

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__________showed that people tend to perceive separate pieces of information as integrated wholes depending on the contexts in which they occur

A) Structuralists B) Behaviorists C) Gestalt psychologists D) Cognitive psychologists E) Select

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Three-year-old Kaylee wet her bed one night. In the morning, her mother said, "Wetting the bed is bad. I thought you were a good girl." Kaylee's self-evaluation is most strongly influenced by her

A) mother's feedback. B) maturity level. C) culture. D) gender.

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When Gardner refers to a biopsychological potential, he means that

A) genetics alone determines the person's intelligence. B) genetics provides the boundaries for what may or may not be achieved. C) the person's free will is able to determine what the person can accomplish. D) all people will eventually arrive at the same level of performance.

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