The recency effect occurs when participants are asked to recall a list of words. One way to get rid of the recency effect is to
a. have participants say "la, la, la" while studying the list.
b. present the list more slowly.
c. have participants count backwards for 30 seconds after hearing the last word of the list.
d. have participants see the words on a screen, rather than hear them.
c
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Maryownsherownconsultingbusiness.Amongheremployeesare:Sue-thereceptionistand a singlemotherof three Joe-the web designerandmarketingmanager,single, has anMBA Alan-amarriedsalesman who makes few sales and cares for anelderlyparentCarla-anunmarriedsalespersonwho makes themajorityofthecompany'ssales. Assume that Mary agrees with egalitarian theories. Which of the following would you expect?
A. Carla would be the highest-paid employee because of the business she brings in. B. Alan and Sue would be paid more than their work seems to deserve, due to their family needs. C. Mary would divide the company's profits equally among all employees. D. Mary would expect the government to tell her how to pay the employees.
One of the most important case studies conducted for psychological research is the case of
A. Samuel L. Jackson. B. Henry Molaison. C. Michael Carneal. D. Jane Goodall.
Tom likes to masturbate while peeking at girls through their windows at night and watching them undress. However, whenever he tries to have sexual intercourse with a female, he has erectile difficulties. Tom is
a. a voyeur b. an exhibitionist c. a fetishist d. a frotteurist
A graphical display of discrete data points used to summarize the relationship between two correlated variables is called a ______.
A. line graph B. bar chart C. pie chart D. scatter plot