Participants in one study recalled words better when they had been asked first whether or not the word described them (rather than, for example, if the word had been printed in large letters). Researchers interpret this to mean that
A. the participants had to think about the word more when asked if it described them.
B. the self description questions generated more interest for the participants than the other questions.
C. the self description questions generated a stronger emotional reaction for the participants than the other questions.
D. the participants processed the information for the self description questions through a self schema.
D
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Regarding satisficing, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Satisficing involves engaging in behavior that achieves a minimum result, rather than maximizing the outcome of that behavior. b. Reading the instruction manual can prevent some aspects of satisficing. c. People who exhibit satisficing are totally incapable of learning the new skill. d. Satisficing can be a survival skill.
In order to gain greater confidence that a cause-and-effect relationship exists, which of the following must be performed?
a. experiment b. correlational study c. Pearson r d. case study