Participants Are Asked to Judge Whether a String of Letters

question 98

Multiple Choice

Participants are asked to judge whether a string of letters forms a word in English. The first string they receive is the word VIOLIN. On a subsequent list of words, results show that the participants are substantially faster at answering "Yes" to the word PIANO than to the word TOILET or BASKET. Which concept does this result most clearly illustrate

• A)episodic memory
• B)state-dependent learning
• C)the spacing effect
• D)spreading activation

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Definitions:

Social Solidarity

The sense of community, shared values, and strong social ties that bind members of a society together.

Collective Bonds

The connections and shared senses of identity and purpose that bind members of a group or community together.

Religious Life

The way of life and practices associated with adherence to spiritual beliefs, rituals, and the pursuit of moral and ethical principles.

Anomie

A societal condition marked by a breakdown of social norms leading to a state of normlessness, where individuals feel disconnected from the collective conscience.