The term ________ refers to a limited-capacity store that not only retains information over the short term (maintenance) but also permits the performance of mental operations with the contents of this store (manipulation).
A) working memory
B) short-term memory
C) sensory memory
D) long-term memory
Answer: A) working memory
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b. She is more likely than most other girls to fantasize about having children. c. She develops more boy-typical interests than most other girls. d. She develops a stronger than average sex drive, early in childhood.
Which of the following has been demonstrated in research concerning the impact of stress on the immune system?
a. Individuals deprived of sleep for long periods of time exhibit a weakened immune system. b. Recently divorced or widowed individuals show increased functioning of their immune systems. c. Both positive and negative events weaken the immune system. d. Stress weakens the immune systems of rats, but not humans.
Treatment for paraphilic disorders is considered successful when someone has a. completed all treatment session
b. demonstrated no deviant sexual arousal on objective physiological testing. c. had no legal record of any charges of deviant sexual activity. d. all of the above
In memory terms, the consequence of reflective learning is
a. elaborative processing. b. maintenance rehearsal. c. encoding failure. d. experiential processing.