Describe the capacity of and the duration of information in short-term memory

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Short-term memory serves to store up to seven unrelated bits of information for a short period of time (usually about twenty seconds). It is the second memory store, also known as working memory. It is increasingly being viewed as a critical component in the information-processing system, closely related to Spearman's g factor of intelligence.

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The digestive system is an example of a ___________body system

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Forgetting refers to:

a. the average frequency of behavior b. allowing a response to occur but withholding reinforcement c. the passage of time preventing the response from occurring d. punishing a behavior until it no longer occurs

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An HRM training researcher observed a situation in which employees learned job-related skills in several conditions: no learning strategy, a verbal learning strategy, a visual one and a verbal–visual one. What considerations would the researchers not need to take into account?

A. Fatigue B. Learning effects C. Asymmetric transfer D. Parametric assumptions

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Electricity is a form of energy and describes a flow of tiny subatomic particles called __________.

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