Information can be maintained in the STS for long periods of time if we ______________, but it will fade and disappear within seconds if we do not
A) dream about it
B) exercise
C) actively attend to it.
D) divide our attention over several tasks
C) actively attend to it. Items in short-term memory required continued attention in order to remain active.
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The term _____ refers to the deliberate placing of certain ideas, impulses, or images out of awareness
A) repression B) free association C) suppression D) cognitive mapping
Research by Edward Tolman demonstrated that only humans are capable of forming internal "cognitive maps."
a. true b. false
Unlike many neurocognitive disorders, Huntington’s disease is caused by ______.
a. a single gene b. a single environmental toxin c. a combination of genetic and environmental factors d. bacterial infection
Children with autism have been shown to ___
a. engage in less contagious yawning than other children b. show no mirror neuron activity while imitating facial expressions c. show no mirror neuron activity while watching the hand movements of a model d. All of the above