Moishe Can Remember Only the First Two Items and the Last

question 70

Multiple Choice

Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. This is an example of the _____________

• A) encoding specificity effect.
• B) serial position effect.
• C) TOT effect.
• D) reintegrative effect.

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Definitions:

Separation of Powers

The division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another; often divided into the executive, legislative, and judicial.

Checks and Balances

a fundamental principle of the United States Constitution that ensures no single branch of government becomes too powerful, through a system of mutual regulation and oversight.

Gabriel Prosser

An African American blacksmith who planned a large slave rebellion in the Richmond area in the summer of 1800.

John Fries

A Pennsylvania tax protester who led Fries' Rebellion in the late 18th century, opposing federal property tax laws.