Juanita Is an Administrative Assistant in the Human Resources Department

question 50

Multiple Choice

Juanita is an administrative assistant in the human resources department of a local business. She has noticed that in nearly every case, the last person interviewed for a job gets hired. What effect of memory may be influencing the hiring practice?

• A) primacy
• B) Paivio
• C) frequency
• D) recency

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Curves

Shapes or lines that smoothly bend without angles, often used in the context of graphs, roads, or design.

Point Bar

A depositional feature made of alluvium that accumulates on the inside bend of streams and rivers, part of the meander.

Velocity

The speed of an object in a particular direction, often measured in meters per second (m/s) or kilometers per hour (km/h).

Formation

The process of being naturally formed or the structure or composition of something that has been formed, often used in geological contexts.