Mary Is Taking a Test Where She Hears a Random

question 73

Multiple Choice

Mary is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers like "7 ...4 ...9 ...3." As soon as the reader is done reading the list of numbers,Mary is asked to recite the numbers in the correct order.Mary is having her ________ tested.

• A)span of control
• B)habituation span
• C)long-term memory span
• D)short-term memory span

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Definitions:

Latency Period

A stage in psychosexual development, proposed by Freud, occurring from about age six to puberty, characterized by a decrease in sexual interest and activity.

Psychosexual Stages

Freud's theory on the stages of psychological development in childhood, each associated with a different erogenous zone.

Anal Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the stage of psychosexual development, from about 18 months to 3 or 4 years of age, in which the physical focus of the libido is located in the anus and associated eliminative organs.

Phallic

Relating to or resembling a phallus, often used in Freudian psychology to describe the developmental stage focusing on the genitals.