Jason conducts an experiment in which his participants are asked to study a list of 30 words. He finds that participants tend to recall the beginning of the list rather than the middle or end of the list. Which effect is he showing support for?
A. recency
B. primacy
C. photographic memory
D. prospective memory
Answer: B
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Which is false of subgoals?
a. They should be precisely defined. b. They should contain rules. c. They should be compared to performance. d. They should not be altered.
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a. United States b. Italy c. Great Britain d. China
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