Maria is trying to recall the names of all 48 of the contiguous United States. She begins by naming the New England states, followed by the mid-Atlantic states, the states in the Southeast, the Midwest, the Southwest, and finally the states in the Pacific Northwest. Maria's pattern of recall illustrates the concept of

According to the book, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of setting successful goals?

a. They must be creative. b. They must be realistic and attainable. c. They must align with your value system. d. They must be your own.

Four-month-old Barry is shown an orange circle. He looks at it for eight seconds. Upon successive showings, Barry's interest falls with each repeated trial until he looks for only two seconds

When a purple circle is substituted, Barry looks at the object for nine seconds. From this test, one may conclude that Barry A) prefers the color purple over the color orange. B) is able to discern the difference between orange and purple. C) is unable to discern the difference between orange and purple. D) prefers the color orange over the color purple.