Sociologists' Explanations of How the External World Shapes Behaviors and Social

question 98

True/False

Sociologists' explanations of how the external world shapes behaviors and social outcomes are narrower than those of other disciplines.

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Definitions:

Priming

A technique in psychology used to train an individual's memory in both perceptual and conceptual forms.

Serial Position Effect

A cognitive phenomenon where items at the beginning and end of a list are more likely to be remembered than those in the middle.

Effortful Processing

The active process of trying to remember, learn, or understand something, which requires attention and deliberate effort.

Effective Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that allows it to be stored in our memory.