How might you describe the shape of the function relating the probability of an item's recall to the item's position on a list?

a. U-shaped
b. squiggly
c. a linear, negatively sloped line
d. an inverted-U shape


a. U-shaped

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A. id B. ego C. superego D. conscience

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a. There are no hypotheses in nonexperimental research b. Hypotheses are too formally defined in nonexperimental research c. You may not know how to define instances of what you're looking for d. Hypotheses are too deductively generated in nonexperimental research

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What do specific action tendencies suggest?

A. one specific pathway to achieve a goal B. a broad range of possible behavioral options C. multiple pathways to achieve a goal D. a restricted range of possible behavioral options

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