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Peterson and Johnson (1971) also did a digit span task with a simultaneously performed concurrent task. Peterson and Johnson asked participants to repeat simple words over and over (e.g., “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” etc.) while they were also supposed to be rehearsing the digits for the digit span task. They found that:

Which type of tasks interfere less with the visuospatial sketchpad?

The scientist who formalized the distinction between episodic and semantic memory is:

William has had serious brain damage due to an accident. He seems to be able to remember details of the accident but his head feels swollen and he has a loss of significant blood. What type of neuroimaging will the doctor most probably use first?

A nurse has a developed a therapeutic relationship with a client who will be discharged from the facility today. The client thanks the nurse for their help during the stay. Which repsonse would best demonstrate therapuetic communication by the nurse?

Sporer (1991) showed that people were better at recognizing faces if they had first processed them in terms of whether or not the face looked “honest” or not than if they had processed them in terms of whether or not the person had a wide nose. This is consistent with:

The distinction between availability and accessibility is:

The term used for a basic unit of information in working memory which may be decomposable into more information.

Brooks (1968) asked participants to make judgments about letters when they were only imagining the letter. He showed that:

The nurse is caring for a client who has traumatic injuries following an assault. The client quietly and tells the nurse ” I am fine.” The nurse should recgonize the client’s behavior as which of the following?