In the study of children, when we take into account factors such as racial and ethnic background, gender, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation, we are?
a. considering their diversity.
b. examining biological factors that influence their behavior.
c. looking at specific factors in the child's exosystem.
d. examining the role of positive reinforcement in their behavior.
Answer: a. considering their diversity.
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a. interaction among the components of working memory. b. organization of the semantic network model. c. superiority of elaborative rehearsal over maintenance rehearsal. d. direction of spreading activation. e. process of consolidating memories during sleep.
A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when
a. someone is superstitious. b. a person has specific expectations about oneself. c. the fundamental attribution error is confirmed as an actual defensive attribution. d. expectations about a person cause him or her to behave in ways that confirm the expectations.
Kieran found that studying for his Spanish exam made it more difficult to remember some of the vocabulary words he had just studied for his French exam earlier in the day. This is an example of
a. retroactive interference. b. a life-narrative confusion. c. memory-trace replacement. d. a simultaneous presentation effect.
The subcortex areas include all of the following brain areas EXCEPT the
a. hypothalamus. b. hippocampus. c. cerebral cortex. d. medulla.