An Experimenter Presents a List of Words for Participants to Free

question 107

Multiple Choice

An experimenter presents a list of words for participants to free recall in any order.Immediately after the list is presented, the participants must do math problems before they recall.Relative to a condition in which recall is immediate, the participants who did math problems will show:

• A)a decrease in their primacy effect but not their recency effect.
• B)a decrease in their recency effect, but not their primacy effect.
• C)no differences.
• D)both primacy and recency will decrease by approximately the same amount.

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Definitions:

Information-Processing System

A framework or model used to describe how humans and machines process, analyze, and store information.

Control Processes

The mental functions that help regulate, direct, and command abilities and behaviors, crucial for attaining goals and problem-solving.

Memory

The cognitive process that involves encoding, storing, and retrieving information from the past.

Metacognition

Awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes, often referred to as "thinking about thinking."