Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone. He asks his partner to read him his credit card number, but when he tries to repeat it to the sales clerk on the other end of the line, he can't remember all the numbers. Jamal is coming up against __________.
A. the decay of numerical memory
B. the extinction of auditory traces
C. George Miller's magic number seven, plus or minus two
D. the limits of procedural memory
Answer: C
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a. tacit knowledge. b. a proposition. c. the method of loci. d. a depictive representation.
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a. the self c. the waking state b. suppression. d. all of these
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A) video games B) increased time spent in school C) stress D) television advertising
Emma's speech at age 3 was difficult to understand, and she did not demonstrate the typical language explosion. Now at age 8, she is experiencing difficulty in school. Her early speech history may have been an early indication for:
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