Several experiments showed that short-term memory fades rapidly unless it is rehearsed. One possible explanation is decay. What is another likely explanation?

a. Chunking
b. Repression
c. Confabulation
d. Interference


d

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The tendency to overestimate the importance of dispositional factors and underestimate the importance of situational ones is known as:

A. stereotyping B. fundamental attribution error C. schema-driven processing D. prejudice

Psychology

Davis was born deaf to deaf parents who signed to him at an early age. How would this be most likely to affect his acquisition of a theory of mind?

a. He would show slightly slower development than that of a sensory-normal child. b. He would show a similar development as that of a Down syndrome child. c. He would show a similar development as that of an autistic child. d. He would show similar development to that of a sensory-normal child.

Psychology

Sue wants to quit smoking, but she cannot seem to kick the addiction. A psychologist who takes a __________ approach might tell Sue that she keeps smoking because her brain is chemically dependent on the drug.

A. psychodynamic B. humanistic C. biological D. behavioral

Psychology

A psychoanalyst is a type of ____

a. ?behavioral psychologist b. ?biological psychologist c. ?psychotherapist d. ?client-centered therapist

Psychology