Research has shown that individuals often have better recall for items near the beginning of an ordered list. This research finding is referred to as:
a. the recency effect
b. the spacing effect
c. the primacy effect
d. the massed practice effect
C
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a. Indirect Attitude Test b. Implicit Association Test c. Implicit Attitude Test d. Indirect Association Test
Infants learn to control their elbows and knees before their hands and feet, which illustrates the _____ rule.
A) proximodistal B) cephalocaudal C) handedness D) sensorimotor
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a. a certain number of correct responses are made. b. any number of correct responses is made. c. varying spans of time. d. a set amount of time passes.