One evening, you examine the schedule for your favorite football team. The team plays sixteen games each season. Later you try recalling that schedule for a friend who likes the same team you do. Chances are, you will recall opponents at the beginning of the schedule particularly well. What is this phenomenon called?
a. the list effect
b. the primacy effect
c. the consolidation effect
d. context-dependent learning
e. overlearning
b. the primacy effect
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A. amygdala B. thalamus C. cerebellum D. hippocampus
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a. elaborative c. strengthening b. maintenance d. all of these
Red, or long-wavelength, cones contain which of the following photopigments?
A. rhodopsin B. cyanolabe C. chlorolabe D. erythrolabe
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false