An early model of memory indicates that incoming information is first handled by "sensory" memory, is then moved to "short term" memory, and finally is pushed into "long-term" memory. This model, proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968, is an example of a(n) model

a. process
b. nomothetic
c. structural
d. idiographic

a

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A) in a zen state. B) self-realized. C) in nirvana. D) at one with nature.

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Which of these best describes Piaget's view of children's cognitive development?

a. Children have to develop socially and emotionally before they develop cognitively. b. Children's cognitive development depends mostly on memorization c. Children's thinking is qualitatively different from that of adults. d. Children think like adults, except that they are slower and less confident.

Psychology