__________ is memory for information that is the current focus of attention

a) Short-term memory
b) Joint attention
c) Infantile amnesia
d) Long-term memory


Answer: a

Psychology

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a. schizotypal personality disorder. b. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. c. borderline personality disorder. d. histrionic personality disorder.

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Learning in which a previously neutral stimulus becomes capable of triggering a reflexive response is called

a. operant conditioning. b. classical conditioning. c. instrumental conditioning. d. stimulus-response learning. e. spontaneous recovery.

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In a positively skewed distribution, the peak of the distribution corresponds to which measurement(s)?

A) the mode only B) the mean only C) the median only D) the mode, mean, and median

Psychology

Use May's concept of alienation to explain Peter's confusion about what it means to be a man and father and about his current employment situation.

What will be an ideal response?

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