An experiment on the word-superiority effect would use which of these procedures?
a. Record how fast someone can identify a letter on a screen alone or as part of a word.
b. Measure how well someone can complete a motor task with or without conversation.
c. Test how well someone can recognize pictures that do or do not have verbal labels.
d. Test how well someone can remember lists of words or nonsense strings of letters.
a
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Waugh and Norman used a probe memory scan task in which subjects recalled a test digit following a probe. They found that the probability of recalling the test digit was determined by
a. the rate of presentation, supporting an interference theory. b. the rate of presentation, supporting a decay theory. c. the number of interfering items, supporting an interference theory. d. the number of interfering items, supporting a decay theory.
In terms of motor development:
a. limiting motor movement always impairs motor development. b. nurture is the sole determining factor in the range of someone's motor abilities. c. there are no consistent findings on how to enhance or inhibit motor development. d. extreme social and physical deprivation can impair motor development.
Pillard and Bailey's studies on sexual orientation in twins showed that
a. there is little relationship between the sexual orientations of twins. b. there is an almost perfect relationship between the sexual orientations of twins. c. the rate of homosexuality among identical twins is ten times higher than in the general population. d. when one identical twin is a homosexual, the chance of the other being homosexual is about 50%. e. most people do have some homosexual interests.
Which Latino group has the highest unemployment rate in the U.S.?
A) Mexican Americans B) Puerto Rican Americans C) Cuban Americans D) Guatamalan Americans