The turn of the century psychologist McDougall found that people presented a list of 12 letters, shown for a fraction of a second, could recall
a. up to 12 letters, as long as the letters were presented in a single row.
b. most of the letters, if they were presented in rows of no more than three letters each.
c. six or seven letters, as long as they were presented in a row.
d. four or five letters in a single fixation.
D
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b. empathy. c. altruism. d. cooperation.
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A) listening to speech sounds B) displaying a positive state of arousal C) tasting sweet sugar water D) listening to nonspeech sounds
Most professionals agree that the first rule in the treatment of most cases of school phobia is to:
A. get the child back into school. B. give the child antidepressant medication. C. keep the child at home for a few days. D. use corporal punishments.
Damage to the substantia nigra would be expected to produce
a. difficulty in color perception. b. changes in appetite leading to anorexia. c. difficulties in visual tasks. d. Parkinson-like motor symptoms. e. problems in speech perception.