A(n) __________ memory is one that contains factual and conceptual information that is not directly tied to life events
a. procedural
b. independent
c. episodic
d. semantic
Answer: D
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a. he used a small and unrepresentative sample of those he studied. b. it was impossible to probe into his patients' childhood years. c. he could not find consistencies and patterns, which were important to develop his theory. d. it could not point out any particular causal factor in neurotic behavior.
Provide a summary of the all-or-none law of action potentials
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the variability found in the way we pronounce pronouns?
a. Melissa: "Aside from the pitch of a person's voice, phoneme pronunciation is relatively uniform." b. Nico: "The variability in pronunciation is so great that we frequently have trouble comprehending a spoken sentence." c. Annabelle: "Despite the great variability in pronunciation, we perceive speech quite accurately." d. Alan: "Fortunately, coarticulation is a helpful part of our speech perception, and it compensates for the fact that people's speech shows great variability."
At birth, babies ______________
a. are color-blind, except for black, white, and shades of grey b. can distinguish only blues and purples in addition to black, white, and shades of grey c. can distinguish most, but not all, colors d. can distinguish all of the colors