Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The advent of computers led, in part, to the rise of cognitive psychology.
2. George Miller demonstrated that we can briefly hold only about 12 pieces of information in memory at any given moment.
3. With the advent of computers, cognitive psychologists began conceptualizing the mind as hardware and the brain as software.
4. By studying how quickly rats pressed levers for food pellets before and after surgery that removed parts of their brains, Karl Lashley hoped to discover the precise spot in the brain where learning occurs.
5. Noam Chomsky was an outspoken supporter of B. F. Skinner's theory of language.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
You might also like to view...
A genome-wide association study (GWAS) found
A. no relationship between educational attainment scores and intelligence. B. no relationship between educational attainment and socioeconomic status. C. a negative correlation between educational attainment and intelligence. D. a positive correlation between educational attainment and intelligence.
You are preparing the front page of a survey you developed. Which one of the following should you include on the front page?
a. Title, logo, appeal, and instructions b. Title and instructions c. Title and logo d. Appeal and instructions
Last night, Aubrey's mom gave her a haircut. As she walked into her high school, Aubrey felt like everyone could tell that her bangs were a little uneven. This example illustrates the belief of a(n) __________.
A. underestimation B. personal fable C. self-serving bias D. imaginary audience
According to Pollack, what is the result of the traditional ways of raising boys?
a) A "chauvinistic determinism" b) A "gender-disparate society" c) A "national crisis of boyhood" d) A "gender-based cultural nationalism"