Suppose that you are listening to an announcer read the names of the winners in an athletic event. You recall the last four names accurately, but you can't recall the names that appeared earlier in the list. This phenomenon is called:
a. the primacy effect.
b. proactive interference.
c. chunking.
d. the recency effect.
Ans: d
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An example of explicit memory is reciting the alphabet.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In operant conditioning terms, _____ is basically teaching a
desired behavior; when that behavior is complex, a series of gradual steps can be used, which is called _____. Fill in the blank with correct word
Of prime importance to Husserl was that phenomenology:?
a. ?not be used b. ?be equated with intentionality c. ?be free of any preconceptions d. ?be used to examine only the mind turned inward