At a recent family reunion you saw cousins that you have not seen for years. You also met, for the first time, the spouses of these cousins. Unfortunately, you don't remember most of their names. The name you do recall was your cousin Tom's wife, Nancy; they came at the very end of the reunion. Why did you remember Nancy, but forget all the other names?
a. primacy effect c. maintenance effect
b. recency effect d. semantic principle
B
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a. They like the taste of the food. b. They feel hungry all of the time. c. They feel compelled to keep eating without thought. d. They use food to counteract negative emotions.
____________________ consist of five to ten individuals who hang around together and share activities and confidences, whereas ____________________ are larger groups who may or may not spend much time together and are identified by their activities or attitudes
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Military veterans higher in testosterone were more likely to have
a. gone AWOL while in the military. b. assaulted other adults. c. abused alcohol and other drugs. d. all of these answers are correct
When a researcher reduces the chances of making a Type I error, he or she then increases the
chances of A) using an invalid alpha level B) making a Type II error C) finding external validity D) detecting extraneous variables