Chapter 12
Refer to the research study described on pages 344 - 345 of your textbook to answer the following question.
What alternative explanations can you come up with to explain the results of this study?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary, but may include the interfering tasks impacted processes like language comprehension rather than reasoning and that the differences reflected poorer understanding of the premises rather than the logical reasoning of the conclusion.
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The father's experience of engrossment
a. is a positive fascination with the child. b. when intense, predicts later paternal abusive actions. c. generally triggers disapproval from the mother. d. reflects interest in bonding family pets to the infant.
80-year-old Lucia has difficulty remembering to call her son every Sunday at noon. This is most likely due to a decline in her ________ memory.
source prospective episodic implicit
As Lina reads her book, she perceives herself as moving along each line, focusing on each word in turn. In reality, her eyes are bouncing around, sometimes to the end of the sentence and then back, without Lina consciously realizing. These movements are called __________ movements.
A. saccadic B. vergence C. sporadic D. pursuit
By a week after birth, infants are able to distinguish between their mothers' and strangers'
A. faces. B. voices. C. body odors. D. tender touches.