In his studies of memory, Ebbinghaus wanted to be sure he would not be swayed by prior learning, so he used

a. common everyday words.
b. nonsense syllables.
c. short, easily pronounced words.
d. individual letters.


B

Psychology

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The most important innovation in personality theory over the past 20 years has been the development of the

a. Stanford-Binet test c. Wechsler scales b. Five Factor Model d. Dimensions of Temperament

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A person's written or oral description of his or her own behavior is called a(n):

a. concrete behavior. b. self-report. c. experimental method. d. controlled behavior.

Psychology

___________ is the comfortable amount of distance between people in conversation

a. Personal zone b. Conversational zone c. Conversational bubble d. Personal space

Psychology