In an Experiment Designed to Test Memory Processes, One Group

question 109

Multiple Choice

In an experiment designed to test memory processes, one group was given special instructions and asked to group the items on a list into categories while they tried to memorize them. A second group of participants was given the same list, but they did not receive any special instructions. In this study, the experimental group is ​

• A)the group in which the participants remember the least items from the list.
• B)the group that did not receive any special instructions. ​
• C)the group that received the special instructions. ​
• D)the group in which the participants remember the most items from the list. ​

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Definitions:

Just-world Phenomenon

The belief that the world is inherently fair, and thus people get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

Bystander Effect

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Scapegoat Theory

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