Regarding the forgetting of information, which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. The forgetting of nonsense syllables during testing shows a slow decline at first which becomes more rapid as time progresses.
b. The curve of forgetting for nonsense syllables will stretch over a longer period of time than a curve of forgetting for meaningful information.
c. Recent events are recalled more accurately than those from the remote past.
d. Cramming for a test is an efficient method for studying because you do not have to remember the information for very long.

C

Psychology

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a. the tests are not really measuring personality. b. personality is too broad of a construct to adequately measure. c. personality tests are too vague and subjective. d. although people exhibit a core of stability, they continually change.

Psychology

Under what circumstances will the distribution of sample means be normal?

a. It is always normal b. Only if the population distribution is normal c. Only if the sample size is greater than 30 d. If the population is normal or if the sample size is greater than 30

Psychology