If You Cram for a Psychology Exam and Then Later

question 175

Multiple Choice

If you cram for a psychology exam and then later the same night cram for a history exam, your memory for history will be less accurate because of

• A)suppression.
• B)redintegration.
• C)proactive interference.
• D)retroactive interference.

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure that determines the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

SSE

The aggregate of error squares, being the difference between model estimates and observed data, showing how well a model fits.

Least Squares Method

The method used to develop the estimated regression equation. It minimizes the sum of squared residuals (the deviations between the observed values of the dependent variable, yi, and the predicted values of the dependent variable, ŷi).

Observed Values

The actual measurements or data collected in an experiment or study.