In order to help her music students learn the lines of the treble clef in musical notation, Susan has them learn the sentence "Every Good Boy Does Fine," in which the starting letter of each word represents the name of a note. This is an example of:
a. maintenance rehearsal.
b. a mnemonic.
c. the serial-position effect.
d. pattern recognition.
B
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a. Mapping b. Conceptual replication c. Confirmation bias d. Functional fixedness
A teratogen is:
a. a genetic defect that occurs when two recessive genes are paired at conception b. any environmental agent that can do damage to the developing baby c. a fertilized egg that undergoes rapid cell division d. any physical defect in an unborn child
The hypothalamus is to the __________ as the pituitary gland is to the __________
a. thalamus; testes b. pituitary gland; pancreas c. blood; intercellular fluid d. hormones; neuromodulators e. thalamus; pancreas
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A. electrostatic force B. the action of the sodium potassium pump C. diffusion D. antisocialism