Sally has just gotten her hair trimmed, and even though it doesn't look very different than before, she is sure everyone in homeroom will notice a big change and be focusing on her hair all day. This is an example of

Tribal peoples sometimes perform amazing memory feats, such as learning kinship lines for many generations or recognizing relatively minute differences between cows. These findings point to the importance of __________

a) cultural influences on memory. b) mnemonic devices. c) memorization through repetition. d) photographic memories.

Which of the following is consistent with the research findings that used Baltes' model to assess wisdom?

a. wisdom is negatively correlated with educational levels b. people who hold leadership positions are more likely to score lower in wisdom c. wisdom is generally unrelated to age d. wisdom correlates strongly with brain size