Most people are taller in the morning than they are in the evening

Which of the following statements is true of retrieval cues?

a) They are important in helping us remember items stored in long term memory. b) They are aids in rote rehearsal in short term memory. c) They can be helpful in both long- and short term memory. d) They have been recently shown to have little effect on the accessibility of information.

Imagine the following correlation: The more overweight the child, the slower his or her running speed. Given only this information, which of the following could be true?

a. Being overweight causes children to run slower. b. Children who are slow runners are at a higher risk of being overweight. c. Having respiratory problems (such as asthma) as a child can cause children to run slower and to become overweight. d. Both A and B are possible. e. All of the above could explain the correlation — the researcher would need to do more to find out if any are actually true.