Cory is a new teacher and has had very little experience writing multiple choice questions. So, on a question asking for the "father of psychology," he listed Wilhelm Wundt and three women psychologists as the possible responses. This type of question would most likely produce
A)the serial position effect.
B)a false positive.
C)proactive interference.
D)excellent recall memory.

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A false positive in this context refers to students possibly recognizing the name Wilhelm Wundt among the options and correctly identifying him as the "father of psychology," not necessarily because they knew the answer, but because the other options (being women psychologists) did not fit the historical context of the question. This could lead to an incorrect assumption that students knew the material, when in fact, the question design made the answer somewhat obvious.

Cory Is a New Teacher and Has Had Very Little