Which of the following stimuli were used in Ebbinghaus's "memory" experiment discussed in your text?
a. Common words
b. Light illuminated on the left or the right of a computer screen
c. Grey rectangles in front of light rectangles
d. Three-letter nonsense words
d
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Animations that grafted emotion-conveying faces onto toy trains have been developed to alleviate symptoms of
A) stranger anxiety. B) MMR vaccinations. C) infantile amnesia. D) autism
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a. state of consciousness b. states of arousal c. states of body temperature d. states of hypnosis e. none of the above
The thyroid gland secretes thyroxine which influences
a. pubertal changes, skeletal and muscular maturity. b. physical maturation, growth spurt, and pubic hair development. c. development of the sex organs and changes in bones, muscles, and organs. d. normal brain development and growth rate. e. the secretion of testosterone, which is crucial in the formation of male genitals prenatally.