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According to the Flynn effect, the average scores on intelligence test in the US have _____ over the past century. This effect is most consistent with theories of intelligence that focus on _____.

Infantile amnesia appears to only be applicable to the formation of explicit memories, because the formation of our implicit memories seem to develop immediately. What part of the brain appears to be important for the formation of our implicit memories?

People will underestimate the country’s economic problems if the government reports an employment rate at 80%, instead of reporting an unemployment rate of 20%. In this case, the public’s relatively positive judgments have been manipulated most by __________.

Reviewing a memory that has been stored in long-term memory does not increase the time of retention.

This part of the brain is where short-term memory is converted to long-term memory, and damage to this area results in anterograde amnesia.

In the following set of data, what is the mode? [7, 4, 9, 7, 6, 7, 4]

Andrew, a 4-year-old, received a firetruck Lego set for his birthday. The Lego set says that it is designed for 6-8 year olds. However, under the guidance and direction of his father, Andrew is able to put together the majority of the Lego set. This task is considered within Andrew’s __________.

In an experiment, the independent variable is the one the investigator expects to be influenced by another variable.

Dr. Dias’s research shows that the death of a spouse in old age is correlated with a decline in the surviving partner’s physical health. Which conclusion is supported by this study?

In the motor cortex, there is more brain tissue allocated to your fingers than your back.