Imagine that you are participating in a research study in which you are shown a list of numbers and then immediately afterward you are asked to recall as many of them as you can. Most likely, the researcher is studying the ____.
a. capacity of long-term memory
b. capacity of short-term memory
c. capacity of sensory memory
d. capacity of long-term memory
Ans: b. capacity of short-term memory
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The process by which small objects become perceptually grouped to form larger objects is the principle of perceptual
A. conjunction. B. organization. C. discriminability. D. fusion.
An advantage of holding a training session off-site is:
a. the location can serve as a reward b. a reduction in training expenses c. that it is easier to organize the training d. all of the above are advantages
For people who move frequently, researchers found they used self-disclosure to make new friends
A. more before they moved than after. B. very little. C. more to new neighbors after they moved than the old neighbors. D. a lot.
Research counter-measures done to "fool" the polygraph shows
A. people need training to be successful at them. B. people simply need to be told about them to be successful at them. C. concentrating on one counter measure will result in more success. D. counter-measures are easily detected.