Publication of the book, Über das Gedächtnis (Concerning Memory), catapulted Ebbinghaus to instant fame. What paradox does this book represent?

a. It was based entirely on research done prior to his affiliation with a university.
b. It was simply his Ph.D. thesis, published without alteration.
c. He never published any other research on memory afterward.
d. He believed it was his worst book on memory.


C

Psychology

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Kal and Sarena have been dating for a year, have met each other's parents, and have also engaged in premarital sex. They are planning to get married after finishing college next year. Kal and Sarena are following the sexual script known as the __________ script

a. hook-up b. friends with benefits c. traditional d. fairy tale

Psychology

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a. WARMTH :: COLD b. ABRUPT :: GRADUAL c. PARENT :: OFFSPRING d. DEMOCRAT :: REPUBLICAN

Psychology

Participants sometimes drop out of a longitudinal study for various reasons. When this happens what term is used to describe the situation?

Cohort effect Selective survival Selective sampling Attrition

Psychology