The more facts that you learn about a particular topic, the longer it takes you to retrieve any particular fact. This is referred to as the ______ effect.

a. context
b. encoding specificity
c. interference
d. fan


d. fan

Psychology

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How did Latané, Williams, and Harkins, in their classic study of social loafing, distinguish between productivity loss caused by loafing, and loss caused by coordination problems?

  a.  They studied highly motivated people in one condition, and unmotivated people in another.   b.  They led some people to believe they were working in groups when they were alone.   c.  They had some people work at collective tasks, whereas others worked on a coaction task.   d.  They trained some groups to eliminate coordination problems, but did not train others.   e.  They set clear, difficult but attainable goals for some groups, but other groups had no goals.

Psychology

After age 35, women tend to have

a. shorter labor. b. longer labor. c. more male children. d. more female children.

Psychology

As a clinical psychologist, you note that one of your clients has AIDS. Where does this piece of information go on the DSM-IV-TR axes?

A. Axis II-Major Clinical Syndromes B. Axis IV-Psychosocial and Environmental Problems C. Axis VI-General Medical Conditions D. Axis III-General Medical Conditions

Psychology

Ever since 70-year-old Kringle was a teenager, he has always seen himself as a "happy and jolly old soul.". This describes an individual with a high level of a. external continuity

b. internal continuity. c. external discontinuity. d. internal discontinuity.

Psychology