The main explanation for the ______________ effect is that the items at the beginning of a list are quickly rehearsed and transferred to long-term memory storage.

A. primacy
B. recency
C. halo
D. intermediate



A. primacy

Psychology

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In United States v. Scheffer (1998), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of

A. expert testimony regarding criminal profiling. B. a confession elicited under minor duress. C. a confession elicited under moderate, but not major duress. D. a military rule of evidence which declares that polygraph results and opinions shall not be admitted into evidence.

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Although mental shortcuts often help speed up brain processing; they also lead to misjudgments about the person or situation

a. True b. False

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When parents __________, infants and toddlers are likely to be distractible, play immaturely, and do poorly on mental tests

A) bombard children with directions B) are warm and responsive C) initiate make-believe play D) work long hours

Psychology