In a study of 4-month-olds played infant-directed speech in various languages, researchers found that infants:
a. only liked the recordings of their own language.
b. only liked the recordings of languages not their own.
c. liked all of the recordings, both in their native language and not.
d. do not like infant-directed speech.
C. Infants at this age like it in any language.
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a. confirmation bias. b. overconfidence. c. creativity. d. belief perseverance
While attempting to visit a friend in Boston, Enrique is struggling with his friend's directions
They go something like this, "Turn left at the ball park, right at the movie theater, go around the mall, and make a left turn." The directions are almost meaningless, because Enrique has never been to Boston before. Which of the following provides the best explanation for the breakdown in communication? A) Enrique is experiencing retroactive interference. B) Enrique is experiencing the recency effect. C) Enrique does not have a schema to attach the new information to. D) Enrique is trying to process too much information at one time.