Assume that you are testing a split-brain human subject whose language center is in his left hemisphere. If you place a house key into his left hand, he will:
a. not be able to later select the object he was holding from a group of various objects.
b. not be able to tell you what object he is presently holding.
c. immediately be able to tell you what he is holding.
d. be able to tell you what he is presently holding if allowed to think about it for several seconds.
b
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Which of the following is a common criticism of Vygotsky's theory?
A) It underemphasizes the role of verbal communication in early childhood development. B) It overemphasizes the development of basic cognitive processes in early childhood. C) It places too much emphasis on how elementary capacities spark changes in children's social experiences. D) It says too little about how basic cognitive skills contribute to socially transmitted higher cognitive processes.
What is the best explanation for why some middle-aged people have some long-term memory loss?
a) Middle-aged people have too much information stored; therefore, it is difficult to keep it all in long-term memory. b) Middle-aged people have too much stress in their lives, which impedes their ability to use their long-term memory capacity. c) Middle-aged people have less efficient skills for finding and retrieving information even if the information was adequately stored in long-term memory. d) Middle-aged people's learning genes begin to deteriorate, which leads to long-term memory loss.