When you try to list all the classes you've ever taken in college, chances are you will recall your last few classes particularly well. What is this phenomenon called?
A. memory consolidation
B. recency effect
C. chunking
D. primacy effect
Answer: B
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Which of the following is a true statement about the prevalence of eating disorders in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?
A. While the incidence of anorexia has been increasing, the incidence of bulimia seems to be declining. B. While there is no evidence to indicate that the incidence of anorexia has been changing, the incidence of bulimia has been declining. C. While the incidence of anorexia has been increasing, there is no evidence to suggest a change in the incidence of bulimia. D. While there is no evidence to indicate that the incidence of anorexia has been changing, bulimia appears to be increasing in frequency.
What is the relationship between family dysfunction and schizophrenia?
a. Family dysfunction is a major causative factor for schizophrenia. b. Family dysfunction plays a minor role in developing schizophrenia. c. Research has failed to substantiate a direct causal link between family dysfunction and schizophrenia. d. Research has substantiated a link between family dysfunction and schizophrenia but can't say which causes the other.
Which of the following is most accurate?
a. Funerals are the only death-related rituals in most societies. b. In most cultures, people have a strong need to carry out funeral rituals for the burial of the dead. c. Funerals are only held when the body is to be buried. d. Funerals only take place in modern Western countries.
You buy a new car that always starts instantly on cold mornings (continuous reinforcement). It suddenly fails one time, and you immediately call a service station. Suppose, however, that your car often gives you trouble on cold mornings (variable reinforcement). It is likely that you will try to start the car several times before calling a service station due to the ____ effect.?
a. ?partial reinforcement b. ?successive approximation c. ?secondary reinforcement d. ?delayed reinforcement