What Is the Primary Database for the Research Literature in Psychology

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the primary database for the research literature in psychology?

• A) JSTOR
• B) Social Science Citation Index
• C) PsycINFO
• D) Psychological Abstracts

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Definitions:

Retention

Retention refers to the ability to maintain information over time in memory or to keep individuals engaged in a specific context or role.

Retention Interval

The period of time that elapses between the learning or acquisition of information and when it is retrieved or recalled.

Stimulus Material

Items or media used to evoke responses in subjects during psychological experiments or assessments.

Hermann Ebbinghaus

A German psychologist who is best known for his pioneering work on memory and the forgetting curve.