What is the name of memory strategies that adolescents use more frequently than younger children that involves organizing information into coherent patterns?
a. learning devices
b. long-term memory devices
c. mnemonic devices
d. virtual memory devices
C
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Andrew, age 16, does not participate in any sports or clubs in school, and does not attend social events or have a dating partner. Nobody likes Andrew because he is difficult to get along with and aggressive; not surprisingly, he usually feels lonely. Andrew would be considered a __________ adolescent.
A. rejected B. outcast C. controversial D. neglected
Which research method suffers from the possibility of losing research participants due to high drop-out rates or even death?
A. Cross-sectional study B. Longitudinal study C. Family study D. Twin study
Researchers who develop multiple-item measures of a psychological construct sometimes use negatively worded items, that is, items that must be recoded before scoring. This approach is:
A) a useful technique for avoiding a "yay saying" response bias B) usually a mistake because people have difficulty processing negations C) only useful after one has exhausted a pool of positively worded questions D) virtually never used anymore because it creates statistical artifacts
In order to reduce the influence of cults, McGuire demonstrated
that the best way is to first introduce reasons why the perspective might be correct and then debunk it in an approach known as the A) introspection effect. B) introduction effect. C) innovation effect. D) inoculation effect.