The Assumption of Independence Is Met When ______

question 19

Multiple Choice

The assumption of independence is met when ______.

• A) a researcher assigns each participant to only one group
• B) a researcher assigns a participant to more than one group
• C) a research collects data from a small sample
• D) a research does not assign a participant to a group

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Definitions:

Information-Processing Model

A framework used in cognitive psychology that compares human thought processes to computer processing, involving the coding, storage, and retrieval of information.

Short-Term Memory

Activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as digits of a phone number while calling, before the information is stored or forgotten.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, it allows individuals to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased.

Atkinson And Shiffrin

A model of memory proposed by Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin in 1968, describing memory in terms of three stores: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.