Miller and Weiss's cross-sectional experiment with children of ages seven, 10, and 13 assessed selective attention. When the oldest children recalled fewer irrelevant details from the scenes, this result showed that
a. less effort was expended by the oldest group.
b. the younger children were more intelligent.
c. gender mattered, with older girls delaying performance.
d. older children were better able to ignore irrelevant details.
D
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According to the introductory chapter in your textbook, the influence of cognitive psychology
a. has been relatively weak, both within psychology and in other disciplines. b. has been limited primarily to areas related to education. c. has not yet reached applied areas of psychology. d. has extended to other disciplines, such as neurology.
Drew is a male who is sexually attracted to other males. He is
a. heterosexual. c. lesbian. b. homosexual. d. unisexual.
By the mid-teens, testosterone production in males is how many times greater than it was before puberty?
a. 8 b. 12 c. 16 d. 20
Studies have found that those college students who have a high need for achievement (nAch) tend to attribute their failure to
a. bad luck. b. the difficulty of the task. c. their lack of innate ability. d. insufficient effort.