Which of the following students is using encoding specificity to remember a term from a botany textbook?
a) Alex remembers the term because it was defined in text that was next to a photograph of a beautiful fern
b) James remembers the term because it has a Latin root that he is familiar with.
c) Chris remembers the term because it rhymes with a word he already knows.
d) David remembers the term because he came across it recently in a journal article.
Question 2
A study of college student drinking measures binge drinking by defining a binge as six or more drinks in an occasion. Indicators of risky alcohol use and associated negative consequences are assessed using psychometrically sound instruments.
These aspects of the study are described by which of the following components of the scientific method?
a) Empiricis
b) Replication
c) Control
d) Self-correction
Long-Term Potentiation and Long-Term Depression
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The Impact of Cross-Ethnic Friendships on Minority Students’ Well-Being