Performance on Working-Memory Tasks

question 20

Multiple Choice

Performance on working-memory tasks:

• A) is relatively stable throughout adolescence and improves very rapidly at the very end of adolescence.
• B) increases throughout adolescence before leveling off at adult levels.
• C) improves very rapidly at the very start of adolescence and then is relatively stable.
• D) decreases throughout adolescence before leveling off at adult levels.

Describe experimental evidence supporting cognitive dissonance theory.

Apply cognitive dissonance theory to explain behavior change and attitude adjustment.

Analyze the role of effort justification and its impact on perceived value of goals.

Understand social facilitation and its influence on performance.

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