Psychological maltreatment and physical abuse of children can produce permanent physical changes in the limbic system of the brain.

A clinical psychologist is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to develop an understanding of serial killers. She decides to focus her attention and measurements on a particularly brutal murderer who is serving a life sentence

Her approach is referred to as a a. case study. b. representative sample. c. within-subjects design. d. naturalistic observation.

What phenomenon is evident in the fact that it is more difficult for Heidi to remember her old phone number as time passes since she moved?

a) memory curve b) free recall curve c) serial position curve d) curve of forgetting