At university A, students from all introductory psychology sections take their final examination all at once in a gymnasium. At university B, student from each introductory psychology section take their final exam in the same classroom they attended for lectures during the semester. All else being equal, students at university ___ should preform better, based on the ___.

a) A; encoding specificity principle
b) A; spacing effect
c) B; encoding specificity principle
d) B; spacing effect

Ans: c) B; encoding specificity principle

Psychology

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Research using a pacifier with a pressure-sensitive switch demonstrated that infants

a. stop sucking when they hear a novel sound. b. suck more slowly as habituation occurs. c. can distinguish between angry and pleasant voices. d. cannot yet distinguish speech sounds. e. learn language faster the earlier they are weaned from their pacifiers.

Psychology

Dr. McKenzie decides to perform a Cesarean section in order to avoid potential harm to a baby during birth. She is most likely concerned about the mother's:

a. exposure to lead during the last weeks of pregnancy. b. outbreak of genital herpes. c. cigarette smoking just before the onset of labor. d. consumption of more than two alcoholic drinks per day.

Psychology