The Movement of Landmasses Across the Surface of Earth Is

question 53

Multiple Choice

The movement of landmasses across the surface of Earth is called

• A) tectonic spread.
• B) Pangaea.
• C) continental drift.
• D) continental divide.

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Definitions:

Sequence Order Effect

The impact that the order of presentation has on the perception and judgment of information or stimuli.

Serial Position Effect

A memory phenomenon where recall accuracy varies as a function of an item's position within a study list, often showing enhanced memory for items at the beginning and end of the list.

Primacy Effect

The tendency for individuals to remember information presented at the beginning of a list better than information appearing in the middle or end.

Recency Effect

A cognitive bias which results in better recall of the most recent items or experiences in a series due to their late position in memory retrieval.