Of the following one is not a measure of retention ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following is not a measure of retention?

   A. recall
   B. recognition
   C. relearning
   D. retrieval

2. One of the following is not a method of measuring retention?

   A. Recognition
   B. Relearning
   C. Recall
   D. Reminiscence

3. Which one of the following is not specifically an aid to retention?

   A. chunking
   B. over learning
   C. meaningfulness
   D. knowledge of results

4. When new acquisition improves retention of the old, we speak of _____________?

   A. Positive transfer
   B. Reproductive facilitation
   C. Negative transfer
   D. Reproductive interference
   E. None of these

5. The impact of over-learning on retention best illustrates the value of _________________?

   A. the method of loci
   B. automatic processing
   C. chunking
   D. rehearsal

6. It increases that heart beat rate blood pressure and digestive tract mobility. Also, it may induce vomiting and diarrhea and even may cause water retention by kidneys:

   A. Alcohol
   B. Nicotine
   C. Dopamine
   D. All of the above

7. Which of the following statements is NOT true in relation to measure of dispersion?

   A. The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum data values
   B. The most commonly used measure of dispersion is standard deviation (SD)
   C. The standard deviation is equal to the square of the sum of the squares of all the differences (deviations) between each score and the mean, divided by the number of scores
   D. The square root of the standard deviation is called the variance

8. The “Saving method” developed by Ebbinghaus to measure memory performance was an early form of measuring ________________?

   A. encoding specificity
   B. semantic memory
   C. implicit memory
   D. deductive reasoning

9. A researcher has children watch 30 minutes of violent television, and then counts the number of times they hit each other afterward in a one-hour play period as a measure of aggression. The researcher causes aggression, however this conclusion may be invalid because:

   A. all children are prone to aggressive behavior
   B. it is unethical to force children to watch violent television
   C. there was no control group
   D. aggression wasn’t operationally defined

10. Which measure of central tendency is used to calculate your grade-point average?

    A. range
    B. median
    C. mode
    D. mean