An experimenter wants to give a pretest of three short items to participants, briefly change the lighting conditions in the room as a treatment, and then give a posttest of three short items. The items on the posttest should be different items than the ones on the pretest in order to prevent _____ effects
a. history c. testing
b. treatment d. maturation
C
Testing effects could occur if the pretest is short and followed closely in time by the posttest.
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To the end of his life, Skinner questioned whether psychology could be a science if it ____.?
a. ?ignored biological factors b. ?was a science of the mind c. ?could not explain cognition d. ?did not adapt to the changing world e. ?was not a natural science in its methods
Lamar has just gotten a new job and is attending a company party where he will meet his colleagues for the first time. His boss escorts him around to small groups to introduce him. At the first group, Lamar meets four people and is told only their first names. The same thing happens with a second group and a third group. At the fourth group, Lamar is told their names and that one of the women in the group is the company accountant. A little while later, Lamar realizes that he only remembers the names of the people in the first group, though he also remembers the profession of the last woman he met (the accountant). Lamar's experience demonstrates
A. the phonological similarity effect. B. a build-up and release of proactive interference. C. the cocktail party phenomenon. D. a partial-report procedure.
The only research method available to researchers studying sexual activity in adolescents is:
A. the survey method B. naturalistic observation C. the case study D. the archival data method
If you witnessed a crime and were asked to pick out the person who committed this crime from a lineup, your memory was being tested using
a. eidetic imagery. b. relearning. c. recall. d. recognition.