A student spent a year and a half practicing his ability to memorize sequences of numbers. By the end of the year, how had his memory changed—if at all?
a. He had increased his ability to memorize numbers, letters, faces, or anything else.
b. He had improved his ability to memorize numbers or letters, but not faces
c. He had improved his ability to memorize numbers, but not letters or faces.
d. His ability to memorize had not changed in any way.
c
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Freud changed his theory from emphasizing childhood sexual abuse to emphasizing early sexual fantasies. What evidence did he have for these theories?
a. His patients told him about their early sexual abuse and sexual fantasies. b. He and his colleagues conducted surveys about early childhood experiences. c. He relied on the research published by experimental psychologists of his era. d. He made guesses about the meanings of patients' dreams and other reports.
According to your textbook, new research on the regeneration of neurons includes:
A. mild electrical currents passed through the damaged neurons B. drugs that suppress the immune system C. megadoses of Vitamin A D. the use of fetal tissue or embryonic stem cells into damaged areas of the central nervous system.
Past cohorts of gay youth
had lower rates of clinical depression, drug abuse, and suicide than did their peers. had higher rates of clinical depression, drug abuse, and suicide than did their peers. had about the same rates of clinical depression, drug abuse, and suicide as did their peers. were overwhelmingly proud of their sexual orientation.
A _____ model of intelligence proposes that specific abilities exist and are important, but they are all somewhat related to each other and to a global, overall, general intelligence.
A. topical B. hierarchical C. fluid D. multiple