Gavin Wanted to Be Sure That When He Took a Sample

question 121

True/False

Gavin wanted to be sure that when he took a sample of a community he wanted to do research in, every member of the population had a chance of being selected. To be sure of this, Gavin must have taken a probability sample.

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Definitions:

Encoding Specificity

The principle that memory retrieval is more effective when the cues present at the time of encoding are also present at retrieval.

Memorability

The quality of being easy to remember due to being notable or remarkable.

Context-Dependent Learning

Context-dependent learning is the phenomenon where the context in which information is learned affects the ability to recall that information.

Mood-Congruent Memory

The tendency to recall information or events that are consistent with one's current mood, influencing and reinforcing emotional states.