Aditi's mother recited to her a list of things to buy at the grocery store. Once she reached the store, she could only remember the items from the end of the list. This is an example of ________.
A. the recency effect
B. proactive interference
C. retroactive interference
D. the primacy effect
Answer: A
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Freddy does not know why his wife seems so angry and upset. He decides not to say anything to her. According to REBT, Freddy
a. is doing the right thing by giving his wife the "space" she needs to work through her problems. b. has an unrealistic belief that it is better to avoid difficulties and responsibilities than to face them. c. is exhibiting an antisocial personality disorder that will be difficult to treat. d. is exhibiting resistance to the thought that he caused his wife to feel this way.
Research shows that the motivation for acts of helping is due to:
a. altruistic feelings, only b. egoistic feelings, only c. both altruistic and egoistic feelings d. neither altruistic or egoistic feelings
The zone of __________ development from the theory of Lev Vygotsky refers to the difference between what a child can do alone and what a child can do together with a more competent person
a. assistive b. proximal c. supplemented d. distal
Under what circumstances are you more likely to use ingratiation, self-promotion, or conspicuous consumption? Are there situations where attempting to use these self-presentation tactics would backfire?
What will be an ideal response?