Which of the following would be the best example of an external memory device?
a) a diary
b) a song
c) a fairy tale
d) a poem
ANS: A, External memory devices allow for permanent storage of information and thus can be passed on to the next generation.
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a. camouflage. b. a perceptual frustration. c. an ambiguous stimulus. d. an impossible figure.
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A) press a bar for food to the point of exhaustion. B) overeat to the point of regurgitation. C) starve to death in a cage full of food. D) eat excessive amounts of sugary food but avoid foods high in protein.
Beginning in the mid-1970s, authorities were unable to confine nondangerous mentally ill patients, a policy that emphasized
A. individual freedom. B. society's rights. C. both individual freedom and society's rights D. neither individual freedom nor society's rights