Which cortical area is most important for maintaining information in working memory when a distracting stimulus is introduced?
A. temporal lobe
B. parietal lobe
C. prefrontal cortex
D. various parts of the brain
Answer: C
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Which of the following hypotheses did psychoanalytic theory and behaviorism agree upon before Harlow's research?
Infants are genetically programmed to bond with their mothers. Infants' attachments to their mothers result from the fact that their mothers feed them. Infants need to learn to love their mothers over the first several years of life because their mothers are kind toward them. Infants have no true love for their mothers, as infants are not cognitively advanced enough to understand love.
Possible selves are the temporal dimension of
A) gender awareness. B) self-concept. C) gender typicality. D) self-acceptance.
Because they secrete estrogens and androgens, sexual development and behavior are affected by the
a. gonads. b. pituitary gland. c. thyroid glands. d. pineal gland.
Which of the following interest inventories does not belong with the others?
A) Wide Range Interest-Opinion Test B) Geist Picture Interest Inventory C) Jackson Vocational Interest Survey D) Reading-Free Vocational Interest Inventory