How much info can we generally hold in our short-term memories?
What will be an ideal response?
5-9 pieces of information at a time
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Which of the following statements is true about the case of Phineas Gage?
A. He did not survive the railroad accident. B. His case supported the equipotentiality view. C. The major damage he experienced was in the temporal lobes. D. The major damage he experienced was in the frontal lobes.
Which one of the following statements is FALSE about aptitude tests?
a. They assess an individual's potential for performing a new job or task. b. They measure the product of cumulative life experiences. c. They measure an individual's progress in learning a skill or task. d. They measure the maximum performance we can expect from individuals.
Research by Sapolsky (2017) showed that extended stress has been linked to shrinking of ______.
A. adrenal glands B. the frontal lobe C. the pituitary gland D. the thymus gland
Which of the following defenses are suggested in Influence to combat use of the weapon of Commitment and Consistency?
(a) Always take time when performing a behavior to stop and evaluate whether behaving consistently with prior actions is the best decision. (b) Deliberate carefully about whether you would make the same past decisions if you could go back in time knowing what you know now. (c) Pay attention to your gut feelings and when you feel like you're being trapped by your own commitments, share that with whomever is trapping you. (d) All of the above.