Remembering your phone number in sequences such as xxx-xxx-xxxx and your Social Security number in sequences such as xxx-xx-xxxx are examples of ______.
A. encoding
B. sensory memory
C. chunking
D. short-term memory
Answer: C
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A. 6 B. 8 C. 12 D. 18
Changing behavior may be desirable in some cases; for example, toilet training. One factor that does not play a key role in success with this goal is
a. coercion. b. motivation. c. rewards. d. cognitive dissonance.
Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory:
a. has been validated - infant cognitive development occurs in discrete stages. b. has not been observed cross-culturally. c. is an excellent theory for understanding infant social development. d. is a very comprehensive theory of cognitive development.
Regarding hypnosis and its uses, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Hypnosis has no more effect on physical strength than instructions that encourage a person to make his or her best effort. b. No state has barred persons from testifying in court if they were hypnotized to improve their memory of the crime they witnessed. c. When a person is told not to remember something heard during hypnosis, a brief memory loss does actually seem to occur. d. Most theorists now believe that "ageregressed" subjects are only acting out a suggested role.