The Term Marginal Means

question 278

Multiple Choice

The term marginal means

• A) total.
• B) cumulative.
• C) subjective.
• D) additional.

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Definitions:

Brown-Peterson Task

A cognitive exercise used to assess short-term memory and attention span by having individuals try to remember trigrams or three-letter combinations after various distractions and intervals.

Short-Term Memory

The component of the memory system that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing for a brief period of time.

Decay

A hypothesized process of forgetting in which material is thought to erode, break apart, or otherwise disintegrate or fade.

Echoic Memory

A type of sensory memory that retains audio information for a short period after the original sound has ceased.