A recognition memory task is often easier than a recall memory task because
A) we compare the difference in the amount of time to remember the information correctly with the amount of time taken initially to remember the information.
B) we have to both generate options and eliminate the incorrect options.
C) we are able to eliminate the incorrect options to get the correct answer.
D) we seem to prefer multiple-choice memory assessments to those involving self-generated recall.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
Which of the following would be considered a primary reinforcer?
a. praise b. food c. money d. attention
____ is the brain's early process of developing many interconnections among neurons
a. Going online b. Neurological oneness c. Synaptogenesis d. Synaptification
Let's say you wanted to examine the relationship between students' vocabulary
skills and scores on their first math exam. You arrange for three people to score students' essays as the measure of vocabulary skills. They all agree on the criteria for essay scoring in such a way that other people would come up with the same or similar scores when judging the same essays for vocabulary skills. This would mean the measure for vocabulary skills is subjected to the standard scientific practice of (a) exclusivity (b) adverse impact (c) public verifiability (d) measurement error
When renowned pianist Arthur Rubinstein was asked how he managed to maintain a reputation as one of the world's top concert pianists well into late adulthood, he explained that he had reduced the range of pieces he played,
practiced each of the remaining pieces more, and learned to play very slowly just before beginning a fast passage, to make the contrast more effective since he could not play as fast as when he was younger. Arthur Rubinstein's behaviors are an illustration of __________________. a. improved procedural memory with age b. selective optimization with compensation c. habituation d. dishabituation