The Statement "Two of the Three Previous Surveys Showed That

question 115

Multiple Choice

The statement "Two of the three previous surveys showed that employees prefer Health Plan A" uses

• A) the present tense to report data from the current study.
• B) the past tense to describe the findings of earlier research.
• C) the past tense, reflective of the writer's time.
• D) the present tense to describe the conclusion of the report.
• E) the past tense to describe the procedure of the surveys.

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Definitions:

Working Memory

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing and decision making.

Short-Term Storage

A memory storage system that briefly holds a limited amount of information in awareness.

Recency Effects

A cognitive phenomenon wherein the most recently presented items or experiences are more likely to be remembered than those presented earlier.

Primacy

The state of being first or foremost in importance or order, often affecting memory and perception.