What does George Miller mean by the "Magic Number Seven plus or minus two"?
a. The number of pieces of information the average person can easily recall after a single exposure.
b. The amount of information that can be memorized in one sitting.
c. The number of saccadic eye movements in a fixation.
d. The time it takes information to pass from short-term memory to long-term memory.
A
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A. Ritalin B. Pemoline C. Strattera D. Adderall
Imagine that you have been on a strict diet for several weeks. No matter how hard you try, you can't avoid thinking about chocolate chip cookies and lemon meringue pie. You are having difficulty with
a. thought suppression. b. divided attention. c. illusory conjunctions. d. shadowing
A researcher asks parents in a preschool whether they believe the girls are more assertive than the boys. The researcher is using which of the following research methods?
a. Survey c. Experimentation b. Case study d. Correlational method
Psychologists who find it helpful to record the frequency of a patient's aggression, self-care, and unusual actions would use
a. situational testing. b. rating scales. c. a behavioral assessment. d. projective techniques.