A five-year-old describes going to the dentist as, "You get in the car, drive there, get out, go inside, wait, get in the dental chair, get teeth fixed, jump from the chair, walk to the car, and go home.". This is a

a. span of apprehension.
b. metacognition.
c. memory script.
d. rehearsal.


C

Psychology

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a. ?has learned to expect reinforcement b. ?no longer expects reinforcement c. ?has learned to expect punishment d. ?no longer expects punishment

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A. male college athletes only. B. female college athletes only. C. male and female college athletes. D. neither male nor female college athletes.

Psychology