The Auburn System Differed from the Pennsylvania System in That

question 22

Multiple Choice

The Auburn system differed from the Pennsylvania system in that inmates were:

• A)not permitted to have Bibles in their cells.
• B)permitted to share cells.
• C)permitted to congregate during the day to work together in silence.
• D)permitted to communicate with each other.

---

Definitions:

Recency Effect

The phenomenon where people tend to remember the last items in a series best, often observed in studies of memory and information recall.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information presented at the beginning of a list better than information at the middle or end.

Memory Span

The number of items, typically words or numbers, that an individual can retain and recall in correct order in short-term memory.

Long-term Memory

The phase of the memory process that is capable of storing information for extended periods, often throughout one's life.