The first step in memory is _____, the process by which information gets into memory storage.
A) encoding
B) decoding
C) retrieving
D) elaboration.
Answer: A) encoding
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a. a character's emotions and motivations. b. the meaning of each sentence, rather than inferences. c. the phonemes represented in the text. d. the fact that readers typically use a shallow level of processing.
Psychoactive drugs:
a. affect both behavior and mental processes by altering unconscious awareness b. affect behavior but have no impact on mental processes c. affect mental processes but have no impact on behavior d. affect both behavior and mental processes by altering conscious awareness
Which of the following is a limitation on the cognitive life of children in Piaget's preoperational stage?
a. abstract concepts b. object permanence c. hypothetical thinking d. centration e. animism
Using the figure below, which of the following individuals is at the greatest risk for developing breast cancer?
a. Veronica: Young, in good health, living with your parents and attending school, but needs to arrange for a ride to school b. Gina: Middle-aged, in good health, divorced, but happily married, best friend diagnosed with pancreatic cancer-stage 2 c. Claire: older, high cholesterol and 10 lbs overweight, divorced once, widowed for 3 years, falling out with her sibling, employer cut her hours from 35 to 20 hours a week, and therefore, she lost her benefits d. Wanda: young, Type 2 diabetes (controlled), getting married in six months