Scenario II Scenario II Is Based on and Presents Fabricated Data Consistent

question 1

Multiple Choice

Scenario II
Scenario II is based on and presents fabricated data consistent with the following study:
MacDonald, S., Uesiliana, K., & Hayne, H. (2000) . Cross-cultural and gender differences in childhood amnesia. Memory, 8(6) , 365-376. doi:10.1080/09658210050156822
MacDonald and colleagues (2000) investigated cultural and gender influences on the age and quality of first childhood memories. Specifically, they interviewed males and females from three cultures-Asian, Pakeha, and Maori-and asked them to describe their earliest childhood memory in as much detail as possible. The researchers recorded the age of the earliest memory and also quantified the total amount of information given in the memory description. Figure 1.2A shows the number of participants reporting their first memory as a function of age not separated by gender or culture. Figure 1.2B shows the mean age of the first memory as a function of gender and culture, and Figure 1.2C shows the mean total information present in that memory as a function of gender and culture.
Figure 1.2A (left) , Figure 1.2B (middle) , and 1.2C (right)
-(Scenario II) Which finding is consistent with the results shown in Figures 1.2A-C and constitutes the BEST evidence that cultural variables influence first memories?

• A)For all three cultures, females recalled more information than males about their first memories.
• B)For all three cultures, the most common age of earliest memory was between 3 and 4 years.
• C)Asian males had earlier first memories than Pakeha males.
• D)Participants from the Maori culture had earlier memories than those from the other two cultures.

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Definitions:

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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Circumstantiality

A communication disorder where the individual includes unnecessary detail and struggles to get to the point, often seen in cognitive disorders or neurological conditions.

Delusions

False beliefs that are strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, often symptomatic of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.

Distortions of Body Image

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