Say You Go and Measure the Diameter of Trees in Old

question 48

Multiple Choice

Say you go and measure the diameter of trees in old growth forests throughout 30 plots of land in Argentina.You want to know if tree size differs between sites.This is an example of what type of study?

• A) Manipulative field study
• B) Comparative laboratory study
• C) Comparative field observation study
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Encoding

The initial process of transforming sensory information into a form that can be stored and recalled later from the memory.

Decay

The process of decline in quality, power, or vigor; the decomposition of organic matter.

Retrieval

The method of retrieving data from memory storage and bringing it back into conscious recognition.

Tip-of-the-tongue Effects

A psychological phenomenon where a person knows something but cannot retrieve the information from memory, although it feels just out of reach.