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How Do the Primacy and Recency Effects Provide Evidence for Two

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How do the primacy and recency effects provide evidence for two separate memory stores?


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Primary Appraisal

The initial process by which an individual evaluates the significance of a situation or event as a potential threat, challenge, or harm to their wellbeing.

Alarm Stage

The first stage of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the person experiences a burst of energy that aids in dealing with the stressful situation.

Resistance Stage

The second phase of the general adaptation syndrome, where the body adapts to and resists stressors with increased performance of various defensive mechanisms.

Selye's GAS

A theory proposed by Hans Selye that describes the body's physiological response to stress in three stages: alarm reaction, resistance, and exhaustion.

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