After Natalie testifies in court that she witnessed the defendant committing the crime in question, a memory expert is called to testify on behalf of the defense. The expert testifies that Natalie's ability to encode the information accurately was probably impaired. Which of the following circumstances did the expert most likely have in mind when he questioned Natalie's ability to acquire the information accurately?

a. The weapon-focus effect
b. Reconstructive memory
c. Misleading questions
d. Leniency bias


a. The weapon-focus effect

Psychology

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Comparison of free-recall and cued-recall performance suggests that most memory failures are due to:

a. information no longer being in memory due to decay b. a failure to use an appropriate retrieval cue c. information no longer being in memory due to interference d. repression of the information so that it cannot be brought to consciousness

Psychology

Which infant reflex is correctly matched with its description?

a) Moro startle reflex; following a sudden drop in height, an infant extends its arms and legs and quickly brings them in b) grasping reflex; an infant turns its head toward something touching its cheek c) sucking reflex; an infant grips something placed in its hand d) rooting reflex; toes fan out and curl in when sole of foot is stroked

Psychology

Because Pavlov's procedure involves the acquisition of a response to an eliciting stimulus,

it is referred to as the __________ procedure.

Psychology

Because happiness is largely a matter of comparison, research has demonstrated that second-place finishers tend to be _____ happy than third-place finishers

Fill in the blank with correct word

Psychology