Labor Productivity Increased So Much in the Second Half of the 1990s

question 78

Multiple Choice

Labor productivity increased so much in the second half of the 1990s because of

• A)improved information and communications technologies.
• B)higher levels of educational attainment by workers.
• C)cheaper foreign imports used in production.
• D)increased foreign competition.

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Definitions:

Memory Trace Decay

The theory that memory fades and disappears over time if not accessed and used, attributing forgetting to the deterioration of memory traces.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories hinder the recall of newer memories.

H.M.'s Brain

Refers to the study of a patient, Henry Molaison, whose case provided extensive insights into human memory and the functioning of the hippocampus after undergoing brain surgery.

Retroactive Interference

The phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with the retrieval of previously learned information.