When given a list of items to remember, people tend to do better at recalling the last items on the list. This is known as the ______

a) phi phenomenon
b) chunking effect
c) recency effect
d) primacy effect

c

Psychology

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Two of Dr. Brown's patients are in identical health, both having heart disease, diabetes, and limited physical abilities. However, one of these patients is 86 years old and the other is 56 years old. This example best points out what is meant by the term:

a. social age b. chronological age c. psychological age d. biological age

Psychology

Participants in a classic experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram (1963) found themselves in the uncomfortable position of being asked to administer increasingly strong shocks to a learner every time he made a mistake

Videotapes of the participants showed them laughing hysterically, chain-smoking, sweating, and fidgeting nervously. Based on these videotapes, it could be inferred that Milgram's experiment was high on a. internal validity. b. reliability. c. experimental control. d. psychological realism.

Psychology