Which type of long-term memory is most difficult to bring into conscious awareness?
a) episodic memory
b) procedural memories
c) declarative memories
d) semantic memory
ANS: B, Procedural memory, such as how to tie shoes, is unconscious.
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Regarding the effects of teratogens on prenatal development, it appears that
a. the embryonic stage is the one most susceptible to major damage to arms and legs from teratogens. b. the fetal stage is the one most susceptible to major structural abnormalities from teratogens. c. the germinal stage is the one most susceptible to major structural abnormalities from teratogens. d. the amniotic stage is the one most susceptible to major structural abnormalities from teratogens. e. all of the stages have an equal risk of major structural abnormalities from teratogens.
How would you create an individual who will definitely have blue eyes? a. Make sure he has a pair of homozygous chromosomes for blue eyes. b. Make sure he has a pair of heterozygous chromosomes for eye color. c. Make sure he has a pair of alleles for eye color
d. Make sure he has one recessive gene for blue eyes.
What do the three metacriteria of Baltes’ five criteria of wisdom have in common?
A. a focus on the insignificance of cultural effects B. a focus on the ability to plan for future circumstances C. a focus on flexibility and dialectical processing D. a focus on intelligence as a vital precursor for wisdom
Once an infant becomes responsive to other people and to objects and touches and moves them, she is engaging in
reflexive circular reactions. secondary circular reactions. tertiary circular reactions. adaptive reactions.