In Thinking About the Relative Importance of the Primacy and Recency

question 32

Multiple Choice

In thinking about the relative importance of the primacy and recency effects, the most crucial variable is:

• A) expertise.
• B) time.
• C) trustworthiness.
• D) vividness.

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Definitions:

Alpha

In statistics, alpha often denotes the level of significance, a threshold below which the null hypothesis is rejected.

Chi-Square

A statistical test used to determine if a significant relationship exists between two categorical variables in a contingency table.

Degrees of Freedom (df)

Number of values or quantities free to vary when a statistic is used to estimate a parameter.

Expected Frequency

In statistics, the frequency expected in a category of a contingency table under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true.