As Jane Reads About Louis Riel's Resistance Against the Government

question 17

Multiple Choice

As Jane reads about Louis Riel's resistance against the government, she pictures him as he must have looked, with dark hair and a full mustache, standing tall and proud as he defended himself at his trial.Considering research findings regarding the effectiveness of visual imagery, we can predict that Jane will:

• A)get confused by the vividness of her visual image.
• B)remember the information better than she might otherwise.
• C)store the information in her working memory rather than her long-term memory.
• D)remember her image perfectly for a year or longer.

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Definitions:

Experimenter Effect

A phenomenon where the biases or expectations of the experimenter inadvertently influence the outcome of an experiment.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to evenly distribute participants across various groups, ensuring that each has an equal chance of being assigned to any group.

Selection Bias

The assignment of participants to experimental or control groups in such a way that systematic differences among the groups are present at the beginning of the experiment.

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon where a person experiences a perceived improvement in condition due to their expectations, rather than the effect of an active intervention.