Vivid recollections of emotionally significant events, such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy or Martin Luther King, Jr., the space shuttle disasters, Obama's election victory, or your high school graduation, are known as

a. eidetic images.
b. flashbulb memories.
c. echoic memories.
d. recovered memories.

B

Psychology

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A newborn was deprived of oxygen during birth, so pediatricians are concerned that brain damage may have occurred. They find evidence of damage to the cerebellum. Which of these is most likely to be affected by this damage?

a) problem solving ability b) ability to eat a balanced diet c) coordination of motor movements d) short-term memory for personal events

Psychology

Mr. Espinoza, a first-grade teacher, tells his student-teacher that when the children begin school they seem very immature; that is, they cannot yet read, write, or do simple calculations, nor can they maintain attention for long periods of time

However, at the end of the school year they seem more mature; that is, they can read, write, and do simple calculations, and they can maintain attention for long periods of time. Mr. Espinoza is referring to what aspect of development? a. physical development c. personality development b. cognitive development d. social development

Psychology