In order to find a ballpark in a strange town, a player stops at a local gas station to get directions. The attendant tells the player, "Go to the stoplight, take a right, go two blocks, take a left, and the park will be a mile down the road on the left.". The player then gets in her car and tries to remember the directions while driving to the park. The player is demonstrating the use of

a

working memory.
b. psychomotor speed.
c. cross-linking.
d. transient ischemia.

a

Psychology

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Parents were sometimes told about the drug trial, but often it was after the fact. Children were almost never informed or consulted. Authorities at Children's Hospital in Boston were infuriated at these clinical trials; they figured that because these children were on their deathbeds anyways, it would be better to "let them die in peace." Can clinical trials such as these be carried out with children today? Why or why not? What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

People who tend to perceive the elements of their environment as separate and distinct from one another are called ________

a. field-independent b. augmenters c. reducers d. field-dependent

Psychology