The Study Group You Belong to Is Discussing Class Materials

question 118

Multiple Choice

The study group you belong to is discussing class materials for the upcoming exam. Based on research presented in your text about information sharing, which type of material would group members be most likely to focus on?

• A) facts that only the smartest person in the group knows
• B) facts that all group members know
• C) facts that just one group member knows
• D) facts that a majority of the group members know

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Definitions:

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information better than information presented earlier.

Primacy Effect

A cognitive bias that results in a person remembering information presented at the beginning of a list better than information in the middle or end.

Autobiographical Memory

A special form of episodic memory, consisting of a person’s recollections of their life experiences.

Episodic Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences.