When Chi compared the performance of child chess experts and adult chess novices on a task involving memory for the layout of chess pieces on a chessboard, she found that the children
A) outperformed the adults because the children were very bright and had exceptional memories.
B) performed as well as the adults, suggesting that knowledge can compensate for memory limitations.
C) performed as well as the adults when there were fewer than eight pieces on the chessboard.
D) outperformed the adults because their knowledge base contributed to memory performance.
D
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A. Polygraph B. Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) C. Perceived control. D. uplifts scale
Evidence from studies of biological differences in sexual orientation is most likely to lead to what conclusion?
a. Biological factors are much stronger for lesbian women than for gay men b. Biology allows us to predict sexual orientation for almost 90% of people. c. Biology probably interacts with social influences in predicting sexual orientation. d. Biology plays no role in influencing sexual orientation.
Acquiring information and transforming it into long-term memory is
A. state-dependent learning. B. encoding. C. memory consolidation. D. transfer-appropriate processing.
Noveck and Tompson (2007) surveyed people ages 13-24 to learn what makes them happy. The top answer was ____
a. lots of money b. spending time with friends c. spending time with family d. being able to do the things a person finds enjoyable