As compared with young children, older children apply better tactics or ____ to enhance performance
a. working memory capacity
b. memory strategies
c. a knowledge base
d. metamemory
B
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A newspaper headline heralds a finding that an excess of a particular brain chemical is the cause of a certain mental disorder. The article is not convincing to you. What potential flaw do you note in the report?
a. The chemical change could be due to other variables. b. Chemical changes cannot bring about changes in behavior. c. The genetic code associated with the chemical has not been identified. d. Such findings are very difficult to generalize to the entire population.
A rat learns to press a bar to turn off an electric shock. This is an example of
a. escape learning. b. avoidance learning. c. an unconditioned response. d. positive reinforcement.
Which of the following is one of the attributes that people seek in a job, according to the occupational self-direction theory of Melvin Kohn?
a. People prefer simple rather than complex work. b. Please prefer work that is varied rather than routine. c. People prefer to be closely supervised by another. d. People prefer work that involves solitary responsibility rather than being around others on the job.
A key factor when "thinking like a researcher" is to
A. use common sense. B. rely on intuition. C. be skeptical. D. trust human inference.