Suppose That a Professor Asks the Students in Her Class

question 54

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a professor asks the students in her class to say their names out loud (one at a time) on the first day of class. Then she asks them to write down as many of their classmates' names as they can recall. Then she constructs a graph that shows "Number of correct responses" on the Y-axis and "Serial position of the name" on the X-axis. The shape of the graph

• A) will be a straight line, with the greatest accuracy on the first items.
• B) will be a straight line, with the greatest accuracy on the last items.
• C) will be an upside-down U-shaped line, with the greatest accuracy on the middle items.
• D) will be a U-shaped line, with the greatest accuracy on the first and last items.

Acknowledge the biological bases of personality, including genetic predispositions and the role of cerebral hemispheres.

Understand the goodness of fit model and its application in educational settings to enhance learning.

Learn about the relationship between temperament, intelligence, and teachers' perceptions.

Identify how cerebral asymmetry is related to emotional experiences and disorders such as depression.

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