A Sudden, Loud Noise Often Has the Impact of Distracting

question 24

Multiple Choice

A sudden, loud noise often has the impact of distracting participants long enough to clear the contents of working memory. Imagine that participants hear a list of 20 different fruits, followed by an unexpected loud noise. The effect of the noise will be:

• A) a diminished primacy effect but no impact on how well the other words in the list are remembered
• B) diminished performance for the entire list
• C) a diminished recency effect and a diminished primacy effect but no impact on how well the other words on the list are remembered
• D) a diminished recency effect but no impact on how well the other words in the list are remembered

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Definitions:

Earnings Per Share

A financial metric that gauges the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock.

Common Stock

Equity ownership in a corporation, with voting rights and eligibility to receive dividends.

Profitability

A measure of how much profit a company generates relative to its revenue or assets.

Dividends Per Share

The amount of declared dividend for the year divided by the number of outstanding shares of the company's stock.