Carlos asks Laura to write down her phone number and e-mail address. He promptly loses the slip of paper. However, he finds that he stills remembers them both. This is possible because ____
a. ?of the nature of rehearsal within working memory
b. ?of the passive nature of storage involved with working memory
c. ?working memory can manage more than one type of information at a time
d. ?working memory processes information as visuospatial memories
ANSWER:
c
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Tom's new girlfriend, Elise, has a habit of biting her nails. This did not bother Tom when he first met her, but it is beginning to annoy him more and more with each passing day. Tom is starting to think that this is a sign that Elise might just not be the right person for him. What would a social psychologist say?
a. It is actually normal to be increasingly annoyed by a partner's habits—a phenomenon known as the social allergy effect. b. It is actually normal to be increasingly annoyed by a partner's habits—a phenomenon known as the bad apple effect. c. It is actually normal to be increasingly LESS annoyed by a partner's habits—something known as the social inoculation effect. d. It is actually normal to be increasingly LESS annoyed by a partner's habits—something known as the relationship immunity effect.
Sensations are to perception as ____ is to ____.
A. combining; separating B. adaptation; transduction C. meaningless; meaningful D. illusion; constancy
People who believe they have the ability to perform a task or accomplish a specific goal:
a. are low in self-efficacy b. have an external locus of control c. are high in self-efficacy d. have an internal locus of control
Scripts help children ______.
A. expand their long-term memory B. predict what to expect in the future C. sustain their attention D. recall events in the first 2 years of life