A Psychologist Asks People to Recall the Name of Their

question 217

Multiple Choice

A psychologist asks people to recall the name of their kindergarten teacher.Surprisingly,the majority of people are able to correctly do this and comment,"Gee whiz,I haven't thought about that person in years!" Their ability to recall this information poses a challenge to which "theory of forgetting?"

• A)interference theory
• B)memory trace decay and disuse theory
• C)curve of forgetting theory
• D)constructive processing theory

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Definitions:

Compensating Differentials

Salary differences that reflect the desirability of the job itself or the cost of living in the area where the job is located.

Wage Disparity

The difference in wages between groups of workers, often based on gender, age, or race.

Wage Differentials

The differences in wage rates due to the variations in the skill level, occupation, region, and other factors affecting compensation.

Diminishing Returns

The principle stating that as one factor of production is increased while others are held constant, a point will eventually be reached where additions of the factor yield progressively smaller increases in output.