Secondary Analysis of Data Collected by Other Researchers Has Become

question 52

Multiple Choice

Secondary analysis of data collected by other researchers has become

• A) Increasingly important.
• B) Obsolete.
• C) Controversial.
• D) Considered unprofessional.

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

George Miller

A psychologist best known for his theory on the limits of short-term memory, proposing that people can hold about 7 (plus or minus 2) items in their working memory.

Hermann Ebbinghaus

A German psychologist known for his pioneering work in the study of memory, including the discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds a brief photographic image for a few seconds after the exposure to the original stimulus.