Kamal Is Assigned to a Group in an Experiment Examining

question 88

Multiple Choice

Kamal is assigned to a group in an experiment examining the effectiveness of zinc on diminishing the symptoms of a cold. He didn't know it, but the capsule he received didn't contain any zinc in it. In fact, it was just a sugar pill. The other group of subjects received the true zinc supplements, and researchers compared the number of days subjects felt cold symptoms. Kamal was assigned to which group in the experiment?

• A) primary
• B) experimental
• C) control
• D) blocking

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Definitions:

Shallow Encoding

The process of encoding memory based on superficial features like the sound or appearance of words rather than their meanings.

Proactive Interference

The difficulty in learning new information because of the interference of existing similar knowledge or memories.

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon where newly acquired information interferes with the retention of previously learned information.

Blocking

A phenomenon in learning where an established cue for a particular response prevents the acquisition of the same response to a new cue.