Arnold Is Married to Sybil,who Abandoned Him in 2008

question 23

Multiple Choice

Arnold is married to Sybil,who abandoned him in 2008.He has not seen or communicated with her since April of that year.He maintains a household in which their son,Evans,lives.Evans is age 25 and earns over $20,000 each year.For tax year 2010,Arnold's filing status is:

• A)Married,filing jointly.
• B)Married,filing separately.
• C)Head of household.
• D)Surviving spouse.
• E)Single.

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

The component of the memory system that is involved in the temporary storage of information, typically holding information for seconds to minutes before it is either forgotten or transferred to long-term memory.

Serial Process

A method of processing information where tasks are performed one after another in a sequence.

Brown-Peterson Task

A cognitive task used to study short-term memory by distracting participants with a task immediately after they are given information to remember, therefore testing their ability to maintain it in memory.

Short-Term Memory

The ability to keep a limited amount of data in an immediately accessible condition for a brief duration.