The first items in a long list of items to be remembered are usually remembered better than items in the middle of the list. This is referred to as the ____

a. ?law of effect
b. ?continuity effect
c. ?primacy effect
d. ?recency effect

ANSWER:
c

Psychology

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The levels-of-processing model would suggest that which of the following questions would lead to better memory of the word "frog"?

a. "Does it rhyme with blog?" b. "Is it in capital letters?" c. "Is it written in cursive?" d. "Would it be found in a pond?" e. "Have I seen this before?"

Psychology

Rashid and Tawana are watching the classic TV show Leave It to Beaver. After watching the show, they decide to play. Rashid says he will be Ward Cleaver and Tawana should play June Cleaver. This play situation would be best explained by __________

a) Freudian psychoanalysis. b) Piaget's theory of development. c) gender schema theory. d) learning theory.

Psychology