You Can Keep Information in Short-Term Memory Beyond the Usual

question 237

Multiple Choice

You can keep information in short-term memory beyond the usual 20-second duration by:

• A) engaging in maintenance rehearsal.
• B) using clustering.
• C) engaging in chunking.
• D) using imagination inflation.

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Determination

A measure that assesses the proportion of variance in a dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two variables fluctuate together, ranging from -1 (perfect negative correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation).

Alternate Forms Reliability

The extent to which two versions of a test are consistent in their measurements across the same group of individuals.

Test-Retest Reliability

The consistency of an individual's score on the same test administered at two different times.