A cognitive psychologist found the mean recall of information increased consistently as the extent to which the participants elaborated on the material (none, minimal, extensive) changed. Also, the standard deviation for each condition was small. What does this suggest about the relationship between the amount of elaboration and recall?
a. A strong relationship exists.
b. A weak relationship exists.
c. No relationship exists.
d. A moderate relationship exists.
a
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a. chaining b. extinction c. shaping d. reinforcement
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a. high muscle capacity c. the parasympathetic division of the ANS b. the sympathetic division of the ANS d. the unsympathetic division of the ANS
Trapped criminal is a type of situation related to __________.
A. suicide by cop B. hostage taking C. racial discrimination D. hazing