Diamond, Barnett, Thomas, and Munro (2007) designed the Tools of Mind curriculum to train three key features of executive function, including three of the following. Which of these was not included?
a) inhibitory control
b) immediate memory
c) cognitive flexibility
d) visual-spatial processing
Question 2Andrade (2009) investigated the impact of doodling on attention and performance during a monotonous task. In her study:
a) doodlers recalled intentionally encoded material better, but were worse at recalling incidentally obtained info.
b) doodlers recalled incidentally obtained material better, but were worse at recalling intentionally encoded info.
c) doodlers were better than controls at recalling both intentionally learned and incidentally obtained info.
d) doodlers were worse than controls at recalling both intentionally learned and incidentally obtained info.
Question 3Wegner, Anisfield, and Pilloff (1998) had participants putt a golf ball, and gave a specific instruction not to overshoot the hole.
Some subjects were given a six-digit number to hold in mind while they made the putt (they
had to report the series of digits after). Others were simply asked to putt. What happened?
a) All participants showed an increased likelihood of overshooting relative to a condition where overshooting
was never mentioned.
b) All participants showed an increased likelihood of undershooting relative to a condition where overshooting
was never mentioned.
c) Participants holding digits in mind showed an increased likelihood of overshooting relative to a condition in
which overshooting was never mentioned.
d) Participants holding digits in mind showed a decreased likelihood of overshooting relative to a condition in
which overshooting was never mentioned.
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