Which of the Following Statements Is True of the 1920s

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the 1920s quota system for restricting immigration?

• A) The system allotted equal quotas to each nation.
• B) The system allotted each nation a quota equal to three percent of the nation's total population.
• C) The system favored immigrants from Northern Europe.
• D) The system favored Asian and African immigrants with advanced skills or education.

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Definitions:

Encoded Memory

The process of converting a perceived item of interest into a construct that can be stored within the brain and recalled later from short-term or long-term memory.

Forgetting Curve

A graphical representation of the decline in memory retention over time, showing how information is lost when there is no attempt to retain it.

Ebbinghaus

A psychologist known for his work on memory, specifically the discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect.

Shereshevsky

Referring to Solomon Shereshevsky, a Russian journalist with a phenomenal memory, often studied in psychology for his extraordinary mnemonical capacities.