Research by George Miller suggested that the capacity of short-term memory is about ____ chunks of information
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 12
C
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What does the retinex theory of color vision emphasize?
a. Individual differences among people in how well they distinguish among colors b. Changes in an apparent color based on the colors of surrounding objects c. Cultural differences in how people describe colors d. Changes in people's memory of colors after various time intervals
In what study was an experimental setting staged to make participants think that they were causing harm to another participant by administering electric shocks?
A. Tuskegee Syphilis Study B. Milgram's obedience experiments C. Robbers Cave experiment D. Stanford prison study
A __________ attack is marked by an intense feeling of terror, accompanied by physical symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and sweating.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which statement BEST reflects current research about the biological causes of autism spectrum disorder?
A) So far, researchers have found no biological causes for autism spectrum disorder. B) The problem is much more likely to be with the brain's anatomy rather than with brain functioning. C) There are probably multiple biological causes. D) Neurotransmitter dysfunction explains problems in the cerebellum, but not the brain stem.