Memory theorists have suggested that primacy and recency effects are best explained in terms of
a. motivation.
b. distinctiveness.
c. attention.
d. proportionality.
Answer: b. distinctiveness.
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a. birth to age 2. b. age 2 to 7. c. age 7 to 11. d. age 11 onward.
As discussed in the text, human groups are ____
a. social but not cultural b. cultural but not social c. both social and cultural d. neither social nor cultural
Joseph was sitting at the airport waiting to board his plane
His flight had already been delayed by poor weather conditions. As he found himself getting restless and tired of waiting, he decided to play solitaire on his cell phone. The desire to play the game on his cell phone would be considered _____ a) the mastery approach. b) a stimulus motive. c) a primary drive. d) an achievement motive.
Modern neuroscientists tend to accept the doctrine of
A) dualism B) the unconscious mind C) monism D) humanistic psychology