Saul is asked where he spends most of his time and he recalls a memory of his local library where he frequently goes to read. Given research on the activation spreading model, which of the following is likely most accurate?
A. He will have to mentally sort through several unrelated concepts before finding associated concepts to activate.
B. Someone else will have to mention the word "book" before he is able to recall this related concept.
C. He will need to picture an image of a library in his mind before being able to activate other related concepts.
D. Activation of the concept of "library" will quickly activate the related concept of "books."
Answer: D
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a) normal for both daughters and sons during the mid- to later teens. b) normal for daughters during the mid- to later teens, but not for sons. c) abnormal during the younger teenage years. d) abnormal throughout the teenage years.
When both the researchers and the participants of the study are uninformed about the nature of the independent variable being administered, this is known as
a. correlational. b. humanistic. c. functionalist. d. placebo. e. double-blind.