Which of the Following Is an Explanation for Why People

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an explanation for why people become friends?

• A)Opposite, sometimes complimentary personality traits
• B)Similarity between people who hold the same attitudes and values
• C)Social standing and reputation
• D)Material wealth and financial security

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Definitions:

Hermann Ebbinghaus

A psychologist best known for his research on memory, the forgetting curve, and the spacing effect.

Richard Atkinson

A psychologist who, along with Richard Shiffrin, proposed the multi-store model of memory, which includes sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Trace Memory

A type of memory that results from automatic or unconscious learning and is not part of our conscious awareness, often revealed through performance rather than explicit recall.

Sensory Memory

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