Arnie finally got the telephone number of a girl he's been wanting to ask out for a date. Unfortunately, he had nothing to write the number on when it was told to him. To keep from forgetting the number, he simply repeats it aloud until he can find a pen and some paper. His memory tactic is called ______.
a. deep processing
b. distractor inhibition
c. rote rehearsal
d. elaborative rehearsal
C
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You have internal timing devices set for hours, a single day, and for many days. These are:
A. biological clocks B. lunar clocks C. biorhythms D. circadian rhythms
Animals deprived of visual or auditory stimulation show no, little, or delayed development of those perceptual systems. Which theory of perceptual development do these facts support?
a. Constructionism b. Nativism c. Empiricism d. Realism e. None of the above
Studies on ____ help clarify the distinctions among different kinds of memory and enable us to explore the mechanisms of memory.
A. dementia B. amnesia C. epilepsy D. stroke
The eating behavior of the aphagic rat suggests there is
a. an "on" center for eating in the lateral hypothalamus. b. an "off" center for eating in the lateral hypothalamus. c. no way to electrically stimulate the hypothalamus. d. no brain mechanism involved in hunger regulation.