A patient with brain damage has lost the ability to process certain grammatical forms. According to the working memory model, the patient probably has difficulty processing information in the:
a. visuospatial sketchpad
b. memory icon
c. phonological loop
d. central executive
C
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Suppose that you are sitting in a cafeteria, trying to focus on a comment from a student on your left, while a student on your right is talking to a friend. This situation resembles the laboratory setup known as
a. the Stroop task. b. dichotic listening. c. bottom-up processing. d. the feature-integration theory approach.
A consequence that brings about an increase in the frequency of a behavior is a(n) _____; a consequence that decreases the frequency of a behavior is a(n) _____
a) punishment; successive approximation. b) positive reinforcement; shaping. c) modeling; successive approximation. d) reinforcement; punishment.
The Wechsler scales consist of 11 subtests, of which six are ____ subtests and five are ____ subtests
a. verbal; performance b. visual; perceptual c. emotional stability; personality d. applied; conceptual
Thomas has concluded that, on average, he is academically superior to the peers around him. As a result of this comparison, over the next 6 months, his self-esteem will ________
a) be reliably higher b) be increasingly lower c) remain high unless his view is challenged by contrary evidence d) be high unless friends distance themselves from him