Ms Campbell's Sixth Graders Were Assigned to Learn About the Turn

question 38

Multiple Choice

Ms. Campbell's sixth graders were assigned to learn about the turn of the century and the world's fair in San Francisco by deciding which exhibits at the fair they would have enjoyed most and which they would have enjoyed least. The technique Ms. Campbell chose took advantage of which of the following?

• A) self-reference effect
• B) acoustic processing
• C) chunking
• D) physical processing

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Definitions:

Commission

A fee paid to an agent or employee for transacting a piece of business or performing a service, especially a percentage of the money received from a total paid to the agent responsible for the business.

Human Capital

The total of competencies, wisdom, or intangible valuables of individuals that have the potential to yield financial value for the people, their places of employment, or their local area.

Labor-Market Discrimination

Occurs when two equally qualified individuals are treated differently based on arbitrary characteristics such as race, gender, religion, or nationality in employment decisions.

Compensating Differential

The additional amount of income that a worker requires to be indifferent between working in a job with undesirable conditions and a job with desirable conditions.