Early in the History of Psychology a Memory Researcher (Ebbinghaus)used

question 78

Multiple Choice

Early in the history of psychology a memory researcher (Ebbinghaus) used himself as the only research participant in his study.Given this information,what might cause you to be skeptical about his results?

• A) The results were not gathered scientifically.
• B) The sample was probably not representative.
• C) People are smarter than they used to be.
• D) Most studies of memory focus on college students.

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