Although Some of the Early Sociologists Saw Themselves as Social

question 60

Multiple Choice

Although some of the early sociologists saw themselves as social reformers,by the middle of the 20^th century the focus of the discipline of sociology had shifted to

• A)theorizing and gathering information.
• B)a de-emphasis on the scientific method.
• C)applied sociology.
• D)advocacy of civil rights for minorities.

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Definitions:

Short-term Storage

The part of the memory system that is responsible for temporarily holding information.

Working Memory

The part of short-term memory that is responsible for temporarily holding and processing information necessary for cognitive tasks.

Active Processing

Active Processing is the cognitive act of engaging with information in a meaningful way to ensure its storage, understanding, and retrieval from memory.

Short-term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.