Mark is listening as his roommate lists 14 things that they need to buy for their apartment before the end of the week. Based on George Miller's research into the capacity of short-term memory, if Mark doesn't write the items down as he hears them, he is most likely to remember
a. less than 5 of the items from the list.
b. approximately 10 to 12 items from the list.
c. the entire list.
d. between 5 and 9 items from the list.
D
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The brain structure that appears to play a vital role in the regulation of body temperature, hunger, and thirst is the
a. hypothalamus. b. limbic system. c. thalamus. d. cerebrum.
The old saying that “the nail that stands up gets pounded down” most likely developed in a ____ culture.?
a. ?democratic b. ?individualist c. ?collectivist d. ?traditional
A political appointee works at a job in which good performance is not rewarded. In addition, he feels that his job has low status and that, no matter how hard he tries, in the long run he will not be successful. According to expectancy theory,
you would predict that he will a. raise his work effort to an even higher level. b. demonstrate low levels of work motivation. c. change the relevant inputs and outcomes in order to restore feelings of equity. d. start to ask questions about how his salary compares with that of other workers.
Which of the following is an example of a self-serving bias?
A. Melisa attributes her successes to her hard work and attributes her failures to bad luck. B. Natalie sings better in front of an audience than when she sings by herself. C. Linda believes that both she and her friend performed poorly on a test as the test was hard. D. Gerard relaxes his standard of productivity when he knows that his teammates are working on the same project.