​Interest Inventories

question 9

Multiple Choice

​Interest inventories:

• A)​are designed so that gender-role stereotyping is eliminated.
• B)​been found to be appropriate for adults but should not be used with adolescents.
• C)​have historically yielded different results for men and women.
• D)​should never be used with minority clients.

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

The part of the memory system that is responsible for holding small amounts of information in an active, readily available state for a short duration.

Chunking

A cognitive strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by grouping related items together into a single unit or "chunk."

Short-Term Memories

The phase of memory where small amounts of information can be kept active for a brief period.

Decay Hypothesis

The theory that information is gradually forgotten over time due to the simple passage of time, assuming no attempt to retain it.