Isabella Is Read a List of the Following Words: Carrot

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Essay

Isabella is read a list of the following words: carrot, cucumber, squash, green beans, zucchini and broccoli. Name the words which would most likely be remembered due to primacy and recency effects and explain why. Also, explain the phenomena that might lead Isabella to state that she had heard the word cauliflower.

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Definitions:

Electroencephalography

A non-invasive test that involves recording the electrical activity of the brain through electrodes placed on the scalp.

Brain Activity

The functioning of the brain involving neuronal and synaptic processes.

Cognitive Therapy

Psychotherapy based on the perspective that thoughts intervene between events and emotions, and thus the treatment of emotional disorders requires changing maladaptive patterns of thinking.

Behavior Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through conditioning and reinforcement strategies.