In her classic study of gist and verbatim memory (using a passage about Galileo), Sachs (1967) found that:
a) gist and verbatim memory decline at about the same rate.
b) over any given delay, gist memory declines more than verbatim memory.
c) over any given delay, verbatim memory declines more than gist memory.
d) at no point in time (even after initial presentation) could participants reliably recognize a sentence verbatim.
Answer: c
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A group of researchers wanted to determine whether people would eat more food in a cool room than in a hot room. Half the participants ate in a warm room (75?F) and half the participants ate in a cool room (65?F). The researchers then measured how much food was consumed in each of the two rooms. In this study, the dependent variable is:
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