storage
What will be an ideal response?
-refers to the process of keeping info in memory
-how we store our experiences in memory depends on our interpretations and expectations of these events
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Your textbook discusses a typical theory about brain lateralization. According to this discussion, gender differences in cognitive performance can be traced to the observation that
a. males process most information using the left hemisphere, whereas females primarily use the right hemisphere. b. males' brains show more lateralization than females' brains, so that a larger portion of the right hemisphere can process spatial information. c. males' brains show more lateralization than females' brains, leading to a decreased ability in combining different cognitive skills. d. verbal tasks use the right hemisphere in males, but the left hemisphere in females.
Typically, by the time they are 5 months old, 90% of infants can:
a. roll over b. stand alone c. walk on their own d. sit unsupported
The biological and learning models of addiction differ in their explanations of drug abuse and in their proposed solutions. According to the biological model ________
a. people can grow beyond the need for alcohol. b. the degree of addiction will vary, depending on the situation. c. the solution is medical treatment and group support. d. most problem drinkers can learn to drink in moderation.
As an alternative to infant tests, some researchers have turned to __________ measures to assess early mental development
A) adult IQ B) operant learning C) information-processing D) classical conditioning