HSCO 502 Test 2
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is a difference between working memory and long-term
memory?
Selected Working memory has a limited capacity whereas long-term memory has
Answer: almost unlimited capacity.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
When Marla, age 14, decides that she is a good writer because she gets better grades
than her friend Jenna on stories she writes for English, she is demonstrating the use of
____________ as part of identity formation.
Selected Social comparison with
Answer: peers
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
A person who perceives neutral events as containing aggressive or threatening
meaning is said to possess a
Selected Hostile attributional
Answer: bias.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
In adolescence and early adulthood, males and females begin to spend more time in
mixed-gender groups. Studies of who has more influence on the outcome of problem
solving in mixed-gender groups indicate that
Selected Females have a disadvantage because males do less turn-taking and
Answer: are more domineering.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
The maturing of the corpus callosum by middle childhood is especially important for
Selected Motor
Answer: coordination.
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following does not
contribute to improvements in children’s ability to remember with increasing age?
Selected As children get older they forget previously misunderstood
Answer: information.
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is a difference between working memory and long-term
memory?
Selected Working memory has a limited capacity whereas long-term memory has
Answer: almost unlimited capacity.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
When Marla, age 14, decides that she is a good writer because she gets better grades
than her friend Jenna on stories she writes for English, she is demonstrating the use of
____________ as part of identity formation.
Selected Social comparison with
Answer: peers
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
A person who perceives neutral events as containing aggressive or threatening
meaning is said to possess a
Selected Hostile attributional
Answer: bias.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
In adolescence and early adulthood, males and females begin to spend more time in
mixed-gender groups. Studies of who has more influence on the outcome of problem
solving in mixed-gender groups indicate that
Selected Females have a disadvantage because males do less turn-taking and
Answer: are more domineering.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
The maturing of the corpus callosum by middle childhood is especially important for
Selected Motor
Answer: coordination.
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following does not
contribute to improvements in children’s ability to remember with increasing age?
Selected As children get older they forget previously misunderstood
Answer: information.
Question 7
2 out of 2 points