Preschoolers Can Hold Only Two or Three Chunks of Information

question 34

Multiple Choice

Preschoolers can hold only two or three chunks of information in short-term memory,5-year-olds can hold four,and 7-year-olds can hold _____.

• A)five
• B)eight
• C)seven
• D)ten

Differentiate between types of deviance (informal, formal) and crimes (white-collar, etc.).

Understand labeling theory and its implications for deviant identity and behavior.

Discuss the role of differential association and symbolic interaction in understanding deviance.

Analyze how societal reactions to deviance contribute to the phenomenon of labeling and subsequent identity formation.

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Definitions:

Placebo Effects

The phenomenon in which a patient's symptoms can be alleviated by an ineffective treatment, due to the patient's belief in the treatment's efficacy.

Fake Treatment

A placebo or sham treatment given to a control group in experiments to assess the effect of the actual treatment on another group.

Intervention

An action or process of intervening, typically aimed at improving a situation or preventing undesirable outcomes.

Learning Principles

Fundamental guidelines or concepts that explain how individuals acquire, modify, and retain knowledge and behaviors.