Of the following mnemonics, which involves forming a word composed of the first letters of a series of words?
a. acrostics b. acronyms
c. overlearning
d. elaborative rehearsal e. chunking
b
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a. ?whether or not a stimulus is present or absent, sensed or not sensed b. ?the point of sensitivity at which the least change in a stimulus results in a change of sensation c. ?the level at which two points of stimulation can be distinguished d. ?the smallest difference that can be detected between two physical stimuli e. ?None of the choices are correct.
Pavlov changed his terminology for a learned response from "psychic reflex" to "conditioned reflex."
a. True b. False
Based on what you have learned in this chapter, how would you redesign the course material to make it easier to remember? Give at least two examples of ways to improve the memory-making process, and explain how each applies to the material in this class.
What will be an ideal response?
Surrogate motherhood presents ethical and legal dilemmas
Indicate whether the statement is true or false