Some people can effectively write papers in a busy coffee shop while others can’t help by hearing the conversations around them while trying to write. This could be explained by individual differences in _____.
A. the working memory gating function
B. the duration of the phonological loop
C. task-switching efficiency
D. the storage capacity of short-term memory
the working memory gating function
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When a language uses "grammatical markers" that can be learned at young ages, then telegraphic speech
a. becomes very strongly telegraphic. b. is the same as in other languages. c. is reduced because toddlers speak grammatical sentences. d. is reduced because toddlers' speech is greatly delayed.
Observational learning theory's foremost proponent is __________
a) Watson. b) Thorndike. c) Skinner. d) Bandura.
As part of her master’s thesis work, Amy is conducting a survey of dating attitudes and behaviors among young adults. She first distributes questionnaires to 200 randomly selected students enrolled in introductory psychology courses at her university. The 200 students constitute Amy's ______. The people to whom she assumes her results will generalize are termed the ______.
a. control group; sample b. experimental group; population c. population; sample d. sample; population
What is automatic thinking, and what are the two major types of automatic thinking that people use?
What will be an ideal response?