According to the Text, the Original Study of Battered Women

question 13

Multiple Choice

According to the text, the original study of battered women by Dr. Walker was criticized for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:

• A) not all women in her sample experienced all the hypothesized stages of the cycle of abuse.
• B) a comparison group of non-battered women was absent from her study.
• C) the experimenters who collected the data knew about the study hypotheses and could inadvertently influence the results.
• D) the sample in her study was too small.

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

The component of the memory system that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing for a brief period of time.

Decay

A hypothesized process of forgetting in which material is thought to erode, break apart, or otherwise disintegrate or fade.

Echoic Memory

A type of sensory memory that retains audio information for a short period after the original sound has ceased.

Iconic Memory

A component of the visual memory system which includes a very brief (<1 second), pre-categorical, high-capacity memory store.