What is the concreteness effect?
a) the idea that concrete words are remembered better than abstract words
b) the idea that abstract words are remembered better than concrete words
c) the finding that concrete words tend to be recalled first
d) the finding that concrete words tend to be recalled last
Answer: a) the idea that concrete words are remembered better than abstract words
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