MCAT Behavioral Sciences Question 40: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 40
10. Which of the following would be most likely to be stored in long-term memory?
- A. A list of nonsense words
- B. A list of the dates of birth of 15 randomly selected people
- C. A list of the names of musicians in an individual's favorite bands
- D. A list of the dates of battles in the Peloponnesian War
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The self-reference effect indicates that information that is most meaningful to an individual is the most likely to be memorized. Choice (C) is the most personally relevant to the individual memorizing the list.