If you are trying to remember the names of all the U.S. presidents, the serial position effect would predict that you will have difficulty
a. remembering more than about seven (plus or minus two) of them.
b. recognizing the names of the presidents on a list.
c. recalling the earliest presidents.
d. recalling the most recent presidents.
e. recalling the presidents in the middle of the list.
e. recalling the presidents in the middle of the list.
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Recordings of brain activity show that
a. positive emotions are processed in the right hemisphere of the brain. b. negative emotions are processed in the left hemisphere of the brain. c. it is possible to have positive and negative emotions at the same time. d. none of these statements are true.
Professor Fournier gives a quiz every Monday. His students would then tend to __________ because they are on a __________ schedule of reinforcement
a. start studying immediately after the quiz; fixed-interval b. study regularly through the week; fixed-interval c. study on Sunday nights; fixed-interval d. pay attention in class; variable-interval
Which of the following is a midbrain structure that extends into the forebrain and hindbrain and helps regulate the sleep/wake cycle?
a. Reticular formation b. Substantia nigra c. Cerebellum d. Ventral tegmental area
Briefly explain why developmental researchers would employ the cognitive perspective
What will be an ideal response?