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Who is widely considered to be the first person to conduct experiments in human memory?
Who is widely considered to be the first person to conduct experiments in human memory?
- Ebbinghuas (correct)
- William James
- Ebbinghaus
- James
What did Ebbinghuas argue was necessary to study human memory?
What did Ebbinghuas argue was necessary to study human memory?
- Use of external sources for information
- Observing human behavior in natural settings
- Reliability of introspections
- Correlation in task performance between material studied and material recalled (correct)
According to William James, what did consciousness represent?
According to William James, what did consciousness represent?
- A collection of memories
- An illusion of the mind
- A repository of knowledge
- A stream of thought (correct)
What component of memory did James consider as providing sensory detail of the 'just past'?
What component of memory did James consider as providing sensory detail of the 'just past'?
What is one of the aspects James is most acclaimed for?
What is one of the aspects James is most acclaimed for?
What term did James use to describe items in the stream of consciousness that survive for future recall?
What term did James use to describe items in the stream of consciousness that survive for future recall?
Which perspective viewed science as extremely objective and left no room for introspections?
Which perspective viewed science as extremely objective and left no room for introspections?
What was the Verbal Learning Tradition characterized as by some observers?
What was the Verbal Learning Tradition characterized as by some observers?
Which concepts were provided by the Verbal Learning Tradition as important explanatory concepts?
Which concepts were provided by the Verbal Learning Tradition as important explanatory concepts?
What were participants required to do in the method of serial anticipation?
What were participants required to do in the method of serial anticipation?
Which period saw the Verbal Learning Tradition appealing to the majority of researchers?
Which period saw the Verbal Learning Tradition appealing to the majority of researchers?
What was one of the most important methods for studying memory mentioned in the text?
What was one of the most important methods for studying memory mentioned in the text?
