Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. This is an example of the _____________

a) encoding specificity effect.
b) serial position effect.
c) TOT effect.
d) reintegrative effect.


b

Psychology

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b. testing a few identities to see which one fits them best. c. unconsciously relying on their genetic makeup d. simply progressing naturally from their preteen years.

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Autobiographical memory research shows that a person's brain is more extensively activated when viewing photos

a. the person has seen before. b. of familiar places. c. they took themselves. d. the person has never seen before.

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a. negative b. positive c. active-phase d. prodromal

Psychology