The so-called Zeigarnik effect helps us to ____
a. remember unfinished tasks, and thus to return to complete them
b. learn when we have set unrealistic goals for ourselves, and to set more realistic goals in the future
c. recognize when tasks are too easy or too hard (and therefore a bad match for our ability levels), and to seek out tasks that are more appropriate
d. assess the pros and cons of a given situation, and to make decisions based on this assessment
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a. memory. b. sensory input. c. unconscious thoughts. d. an abstract idea.
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a. Words are generally easier to remember than visual pictures and images. b. Acrostics are more effective if you make up your own than using ones suggested by others. c. Bizarre images make stored information more distinctive and easier to retrieve, but mainly help to improve immediate memory. d. College students who used exaggerated mental associations to remember the names of unfamiliar terms outperformed students who just used rote memory.
Explain how Campbell and Fiske’s Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix (MTMM) provides evidence of construct validity. Give examples and draw a MTMM matrix.
What will be an ideal response?
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a. Alfred Kinsey and Havelock Ellis b. William Masters and Virginia Johnson c. Alfred Kinsey and William Masters d. Havelock Ellis and Virginia Johnson