Jonathan is interested in understanding the strong affectionate tie children have with special people in their lives that leads them to be comforted by their nearness in times of stress. Jonathan is studying________

A) attachment
B) goodness of fit
C) temperament
D) sociocultural theory


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. participants recalled more digits because the concurrent task stimulated the use of the phonological loop. b. participants could not simultaneously repeat the word and suppress the digits. c. participants recalled fewer digits because both tasks occupied the phonological loop. d. the articulatory suppression prevented the use of the episodic buffer in this task.

Psychology