When learning an ordered list of words, which items are neither held in short-term memory nor moved to long-term memory, so they are often lost?
a. first
b. middle
c. last
d. first and last
B
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Which of the following statements about the psychoanalytic perspective and the development of morality is true?
A) Freud believed that young children form a superego by internalizing the other-sex parent's moral standards. B) Most researchers today agree with Freud's view of conscience development. C) In Freud's theory, fear of punishment and loss of parental love motivate moral behavior. D) Freud believed that moral development is largely complete by 10 to 12 years of age.
If you need to memorize a short five-minute speech to be delivered next week, it is best to
a. practice the whole speech rather than smaller parts. b. memorize the speech, sentence by sentence. c. practice only one or two parts of the speech at one study time. d. go through the speech once and then wing it!