Researchers now believe that memories are not stored like video recordings at various locations in the brain, but rather, are distributed throughout the brain. The _____________ plays an important role in consolidating our memories before they are stored across the brain.

A. brain stem

B. parietal lobe

C. thalamus

D. hippocampus


D. hippocampus

Psychology

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With Gestalt therapy:

a. irrational beliefs are challenged directly through aggressive confrontation b. clients are encouraged to identify negative forms of thinking for themselves c. clients are encouraged to accept responsibility for choices they have made d. clients are actively encouraged to express their current feelings openly

Psychology

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Using positive messaging has been shown to be effective in spurring healthy behaviors in older adults.

Psychology

A child reads his sister a children's story about a little locomotive that reaches the top of a hill because it thinks it can. The idea in the story sounds most like Bandura's notion of

a. self-efficacy. b. reciprocal determinism. c. observational learning. d. wishful thinking.

Psychology

According to Craik and Lockhart, we are most likely to remember information that we process at a _______________ level

a) deeper b) medium c) shallower d) any of these, depending on the information

Psychology