In Alan Baddeley's model of short-term memory, the ________ decides where to focus attention and selectively hones in on specific aspects of a stimulus.
A. visuospatial sketch pad
B. episodic buffer
C. phonological loop
D. central executive
Answer: D
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a. is too general and can be applied to too many unrelated situations. b. is based on inferential statistical analysis, which is generally unreliable. c. can be distorted by social desirability bias. d. involves only negative instances, and cannot be used to make an unbiased decision.
The average deviation is:
a. the arithmetic average. b. the average distance between the scores in a distribution and the mean of the distribution. c. the square root of the average squared deviation from the mean. d. the difference between the lowest and highest score in a distribution.
The major goal of research conducted by undergraduate researchers is _____
a. publication c. discovery of new facts b. educational d. career training
The _______ system is the only sensory system for which the cell bodies of the incoming axons are located inside the CNS
a. visual b. auditory c. pain d. kinesthestic e. taste