What is the capacity of working memory?

What will be an ideal response?


About seven chunks of information. 7+2 chunks would also be acceptable.

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Which of the following represents the personality trait that combines commitment, a sense of control, and the appraisal of stressors as challenges?

A. Healthy ego B. Healthy attitude C. Hardiness D. Humility

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You and your neighbor have had several discussions regarding religion and politics. She is not from the United States, but your views on religion, faith, and specifically the afterlife are very similar

You both agree that there is life after death. Based on these beliefs, which of the following is most likely her native country? a. Russia b. Hungary c. Bulgaria d. Chile

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Seven-year-old Alice is working with clay in art class, and she rolls a round ball of clay between her hands until it becomes a long rope of clay

However, she decides that she does not want the rope of clay, but would prefer that the clay is in the shape of a ball again. Alice knows that this is possible. Piaget would say that Alice is demonstrating the knowledge of a) formation. b) decentering. c) reversibility. d) conservation.

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Ronin is learning deep-breathing techniques to reduce anxiety about having been robbed at knifepoint. This is an example of __________.

A. problem-focused coping B. emotion-focused coping C. avoidance D. reappraisal

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