Because of the way in which information is encoded in long-term memory,

if you were attempting to recall the word barn from a memorized list, which word are you most likely to mistakenly say?
a. darn
b. shed
c. yarn
d. house


ANSWER: b

Psychology

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a. aspirin b. acetaminophen c. antihistamines d. PPA

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The average threshold for human hearing is the tick of a watch from __________ under very quiet conditions

a) 20 feet b) 60 feet c) 40 feet d) 80 feet

Psychology

He wrote “Elements of Psychophysics” ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

Psychology

Recently, investigators reported a(n) __________ accuracy in discriminating people with schizophrenia from healthy control subjects based on a set of eye movement indicators.

A. low B. moderate C. above average D. extremely high

Psychology