A ________ is a meaningful grouping of stimuli that can be stored as a unit in short-term memory.
A. chunk
B. babble
C. clump
D. prototype
Answer: A
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A. He was not capable of automatic encoding, but was capable of effortful encoding. B. His short-term memory was severely impaired, but his long-term memory was intact. C. His episodic memory was severely impaired, but his procedural memory was intact. D. H. M.'s semantic memory was severely impaired, but his episodic memory was intact.
All of the following are typical behaviors for children with autism EXCEPT a. spinning a wheel on a toy truck and staring at it for hours
b. throwing a loud tantrum when prevented from carrying out a ritual. c. becoming wildly upset when one toy was removed from the shelf. d. performing complex math calculations that appear well beyond their abilities.
Holding a participant variable constant has the double advantage of (1) preventing the variable from becoming a confounding variable, and (2) reducing variance within groups
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following colors is longest in wavelength?
a. red c. violet b. yellow d. green