QUESTION 5 Recognition and recall tasks both ask subjects to __________ informat

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QUESTION 5

Recognition and recall tasks both ask subjects to __________ information.

retrieve

encode

acquire

store

QUESTION 6

In considering the Serial Position Effect, the “primacy effect” refers to the fact that

the items presented most recently in a list are more likely to be remembered than items presented earlier.

the most important items in a list are more likely to be remembered than less important items.

those items in a list which have the greatest emotional impact are those with the greatest likelihood of recall.

the first-presented items in a list are more likely to be remembered than items in the middle of the list.

QUESTION 7

According to psychoanalytic theory, __________ is occurring when memories or impulses that give rise to anxiety are pushed out of consciousness.

rationalization

repression

aggression

catharsis

QUESTION 8

Which name was not influential in the development of psychology as a unique discipline?

William James

Franz Kafka

Ivan Pavlov

John B. Watson

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Question 5

Answer: retrieve

Question 6

Answer: the first-presented items in a list are more likely to be remembered than items in the middle of the list.

Question 7

Answer: catharsis

Question 8

Answer: Franz Kafka