Passively reading your textbook without paying too much attention to it rather than actively focusing on the new material is apt to lead to __________
a) proactive interference
b) decay
c) retrieval failure
d) encoding failure
ANS: D, Research finds that active processing of information leads to more adequate encoding, and reduces encoding failures. Passive learning, however, does not!
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A. 100-200 B. 3,000-7,000 C. 11,000-15,000 D. 20,000-25,000
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a. are extremely close to death. b. possess two psychological conditions at the same time. c. have been negatively impacted by both genetic and environmental factors. d. cannot control their impulses.
Almost ______ of those who experience a threat to their own lives or to that of someone close to them will go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
a. 3% b. 5% c. 7% d. 9%
At its peak during fetal development, the brain produces 250,000 new cells per
A) minute. B) day. C) second. D) week.