Statisticians Who Specialize in Estimating the Probability of Death Based

question 173

Multiple Choice

Statisticians who specialize in estimating the probability of death based on personal characteristics are known as

• A)insurance adjusters.
• B)vultures.
• C)actuaries.
• D)beneficiaries.

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Definitions:

Encoding Specificity

The principle that the retrieval of information is improved when the context present at encoding and retrieval is the same.

Von Restorff Effect

A psychological principle that items which stand out are more likely to be remembered than other items.

Episodic Memory

The memory of autobiographical events that can be explicitly stated, including times, places, and associated emotions.

State-dependent Memory

The phenomenon whereby information learned in a particular state of mind is more easily recalled when in the same state.