Storing and recalling a shopping list is an everyday example of the function of the:
A. visuospatial sketch pad.
B. central executive.
C. phonological loop.
D. episodic buffer.
C. phonological loop.
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Research participants' performance may be altered as a result of special attention given to them rather than because of any effect of the independent variable. This is called:
a. the Hawthorne effect b. the placebo effect c. demand characteristics d. a cultural effect
The use of medications for treating autism spectrum disorder a. has been more effective than behavioral treatments
b. is effective with low-functioning children, but has little effect on high-functioning children. c. has not yet been evaluated scientifically due to ethical concerns. d. has been ineffective.
In Harlow's classic experiments, frightened infant monkeys ran to a surrogate "mother" that offered ______
a. food only c. warmth only b. food and warmth d. warmth and closeness
Results of Jerome Kagan's longitudinal research on the development of shyness and sociability found that
A) about 70 percent of 4-month-olds were easily upset by novelty. B) nearly all of the extreme groups retained their temperamental styles as they get older. C) most children's dispositions became less extreme over time. D) as infants, more children were shy than were highly sociable.