With Regard to the Serial Position Effect, the Primacy Effect

question 103

Multiple Choice

With regard to the serial position effect, the primacy effect refers to the superior recall of words presented at/in the ___________ of the list.

• A)beginning and end
• B)end
• C)middle
• D)beginning

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Definitions:

Client-Centered Therapy

A humanistic therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, in which the therapist uses techniques such as active listening within an accepting, genuine, empathic environment to facilitate clients’ growth. (Also called person-centered therapy.)

Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the identification and modification of dysfunctional thinking patterns to alter emotions and behavior.

Systematic Desensitization

A type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli. Commonly used to treat phobias.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique that involves replacing an unwanted or negative response to a stimulus with a positive one.