You Are Invited to Take Part in a Study by a Researcher

question 42

Multiple Choice

You are invited to take part in a study by a researcher trying to replicate the work of Hermann Ebbinghaus. What might this researcher ask you to do?

• A) "Write down all the words you can remember."
• B) "Read this poem and then interpret its meaning."
• C) "Listen to me: BEC, DAX, FER, KOJ; now repeat what I said."
• D) "Listen to these sounds and write down words that come to mind."
• E) Look at these inkblots and tell me what you see in them.

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Definitions:

Secession

The withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, often used in the context of the southern states leaving the Union before the American Civil War.

Fifteenth Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1870, that prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

Race

A socially constructed category of identification based on physical characteristics, ancestry, historical affiliations, or shared culture.

Vote

The act of expressing one's choice or opinion in a meeting or election.