According to the principle of memory called the total-time hypothesis,
a. your score on a memory task is related to the amount of time you spend in learning the material.
b. the total time you spend in learning the material is such an important factor that it overshadows the combined impact of all the other memory strategies.
c. your score on a memory task is positively correlated with the total time you spend in strengthening your brain by using general memory-building exercises.
d. the total time spent studying will typically decrease in a linear fashion, for each repetition of the list
Question 2
Which of the following students provides the best definition of the term ecological validity?
a. Emily: Ecological validity means that you are testing hypotheses that assess people's concern about the environment.
b. Patrick: Ecological validity refers to research in which you assess two different dependent variables.
c. Tessa: Ecological validity means that there is a high similarity between the situation where the study is being conducted, and the situation in real life where the results will be applied.
d. Theodora: Ecological validity means that you take two dependent variables, determine whether they are correlated with each other, and then see whether they are correlated with the independent variable.
A hypothesis that suggests an explanation of the function of the gene that is defective in patients
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