Dr Rappaport Is Studying Short-Term Memory and Attention in Relation

question 153

Multiple Choice

Dr. Rappaport is studying short-term memory and attention in relation to a simple and repetitive cognitive task. However, starting in the fifth hour of the 10-hour study he noticed the participants start to yawn and take coffee breaks. Not only were the participants fatigued, but they also were jumpy due to the increased caffeine intake. What should Dr. Rappaport be concerned with?

• A) testing effects and maturation
• B) order effects and testing effects
• C) history and maturation
• D) attrition and history

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Definitions:

Retinaculum

Dense regular connective tissue sheath holding down the tendons at the wrist, ankle, or other sites.

Dorsal Interossei

Muscles located between the bones of the hand that act to abduct (spread apart) the fingers.

Abductor Pollicis Brevis

A muscle in the hand that abducts the thumb, helping in movements like gripping or holding objects.

Lumbricals

Muscles in the hand and foot that flex the metacarpophalangeal joints and extend the interphalangeal joints.