Emile, Troy and Zhang Were Each Given a List of 500

question 285

Multiple Choice

Emile, Troy and Zhang were each given a list of 500 words to memorize. Emile was asked look at a word and write down three associations for each. Troy was asked to look at a word and write down one association for each. Zhang was asked to simply look at the words. Who would you expect to recall the most words from the list?

• A)Emile who was first given her list of associations for each word
• B)Troy who was first given his list of associations for each word
• C)Zhang who simply recalled the list
• D)Emile, but only is she was first given Troy's list of associations
• E)Troy, but only if he was first given Emile's list of associations

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