Luria's Case Study of S., the Mnemonist

question 51

Multiple Choice

Luria's case study of S., the mnemonist,

• A)is an example of archival research
• B)demonstrates the limited value of case studies (who else is like this?)
• C)demonstrates that case studies of unusual people can shed light on normal phenomena (e.g., the value of a limited short-term memory)
• D)illustrates the problem of experimenter bias in case study research (S.'s memorywould not have been so exceptional if Luria had not paid so much attention to him)

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