What is the current status of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory?
a. Almost all of the recent research supports the model.
b. Only the concept of sensory memory is still of interest to researchers.
c. The theory has been completely abandoned, because there is no research support for the distinction between short-term memory and long-term memory.
d. Some studies support the distinction between short-term memory and long-term memory, but other studies suggest that these two forms of memory are actually similar.
Ans: d
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a. suffers from separation anxiety. b. has been imprinted to her human master. c. does social referencing. d. has a preadapted characteristic.
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a. we group objects if they are in close physical proximity b. we group objects together that appear similar c. memory for organized perceptions is superior to that of unorganized perceptions d. we tend to fill in missing parts of a figure
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A. many chemicals can easily diffuse into the brain B. so much glucose is required to maintain it C. certain required chemicals must be actively transported D. viruses cannot escape