Your text states that the salience of a gun draws a witness' attention away from the face of the perpetrator, reducing the witness' ability to later identify the perpetrator. This suggests that the effect of the weapon occurred mainly during:

a. encoding
b. consolidation
c. retrieval
d. recall


a. encoding

Psychology

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a. observational learning b. classical conditioning c. reinforcement d. punishment

Psychology

Shelby is 6 years old. During middle childhood, her physical growth will most likely

a. be steady until the adolescent growth spurt. b. show dramatic spurts. c. show rapid gains in height, but slow steady gains in weight. d. show rapid gains in weight, but slow steady gains in height.

Psychology

People who drink caffeinated beverages tend to experience increased alertness and psychomotor activity. This demonstrates a(n)

a. positive correlation. b. negative correlation. c. zero correlation d. unknown.

Psychology