As preparation for a test, a student reads the textbook chapter. Later, while going over the material with his study group, he seems to recall the material at both the beginning and the end of the chapter, but he remembers little from the middle
This illustrates what psychologists call the ________ effect.
a. primacy
b. recency
c. contextual distinctiveness
d. serial position
Answer: d. serial position
Psychology
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The empirical method of test construction unfortunately leads tests such as the MMPI-2 to have low face validity. This means that __________.
A. the accuracy of these tests has been challenged B. questions assess what they seem to assess C. respondents cannot tell what the items are measuring D. test results are not statistically significant
Psychology
Psychodynamic theorists believe that individuals project ______ needs, drives, and motives
on to an ambiguous stimulus when taking a projective test. a. sexual c. unconscious b. aggressive d. suppressed
Psychology