On a TV game show, you are asked which way Lincoln's head faces on a penny. You are unable to answer correctly, and you lose a large prize. Your memory failure is most likely a result of
a. the serial position effect.
b. repression.
c. encoding failure.
d. priming.
C
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Which of these is an important criticism of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory? a. Children have different motivations from adults
b. Much of behavior depends on both drives and incentives. c. Higher-level needs sometimes take priority. d. A motivation can be stronger at one time and weaker at another.
Results from the Georgie Project have provided information about
a. Arthritis b. Addison's Disease c. Alzheimer's Disease d. Arteriosclerotic heart disease
Piaget's tests of preoperational thinking ______ young children's cognitive abilities.
A. overestimated B. underestimated C. disregarded D. exaggerated
Why are low-birth-weight neonates at high risk for death?
Because there was trauma to the placenta. No one knows, there is no factor that has been determined to be responsible. They are less healthy than other neonates when they are born, due to poor nutrition, maternal illness, or exposure to teratogens while in the womb. Irresponsible parents