The key to the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory was to ______________
a) have the participants report the entire matrix of letters they saw as fast as they could.
b) have the participants report the entire matrix of letters but mask the letters after presentation with a very bright light.
c) cue the participants, using a tone, as to which line of the matrix they were to report.
d) test the use of chunking.
c
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Vasily participated in a replication of Milgram's original obedience experiment. Like the other "teachers" in the Milgram experiments, as Vasily became more emotionally aroused, his emotions interfered with clear thinking. When this happened, the __________ factor tended to increase the likelihood of obedience
a. buffer c. lack of social comparison b. perception of legitimate authority d. inaccessibility of values
Waxman and colleagues (2007) studied children 4 to 10 years old concerning biological categories. They found
a. children generally thought birth environment established biological properties (a baby cow taken care of by a pig would grow into a pig) b. children generally thought birth parent established biological properties (a baby born from a pig would grow into a pig) c. children believed more strongly and consistently that behaviors exhibited by offspring would more closely resemble biological than adoptive parents d. with age, children more strongly believed color defined species