Sammi has to remember a list of supplies to bring to help build the clubhouse. She takes a mental walk through her neighborhood and puts each item in a familiar location in that mental walk. Sammi is using:
a. the peg-word technique.
b. the Ebbinghaus mental walk method.
c. the method of loci.
d. the Simonides acrostic.
Ans: c
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b. Karl was the eldest child who took responsibility for his siblings. c. Karl had a weak father. d. Karl may begin to show interest in gender-atypical behaviors.
In terms of intelligence, a single underlying factor that would apply to all types of test performance would be:
a. a g factor b. an s factor c. a megafactor d. practical intelligence
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b. are very common, as about half of all menstruating women experience these symptoms. c. do not experience any cognitive changes related to their menstrual cycles. d. often consume more calories than women who do not have the disorder.