Johannes participates in a study where he is shown a line drawing of a cat. Later he is shown a fragmented drawing of a cat and easily identifies it as a cat but he cannot identify a fragmented drawing of a teapot. Johannes’ found it easier to identify the cat because of:
A. priming.
B. retroactive interference.
C. persistence.
D. suggestibility.
E. bias.
A. priming.
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A. creating visual images associating list items with parts of a well-known place. B. using rhyming word-number lists as a base and associating list items with those. C. telling a story using all the items on the to-be-remembered list. D. repeating a list to yourself over and over until you remember it perfectly.
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A) Physical withdrawal B) Psychological withdrawal C) Satiety D) Tolerance