Which of the following statements is true about retroactive interference?
A) It is the interference of older learning with the capacity to retrieve more recently learned material.
B) It is the interference of emotions with the capacity to retrieve semantic memory.
C) It is the interference of new learning with the ability to retrieve material learned previously.
D) It is the interference of flashbulb memories with the recollection of paired associates.
C
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a. hip fractures b. blood clots c. breast cancer d. heart attack
If someone steps on your toe, resulting in pain and the movement of your foot, which of the following describes this process?
a. Afferent neurons transmit the sensation of pain to the spinal cord and to the brain followed by afferent neurons sending the message to your foot to move. b. Afferent neurons transmit the sensation of pain to the spinal cord and to the brain followed by efferent neurons sending the message to your foot to move. c. Efferent neurons transmit the sensation of pain to the spinal cord and to the brain followed by afferent neurons sending the message to your foot to move. d. Efferent neurons transmit the sensation of pain to the spinal cord and to the brain followed by efferent neurons sending the message to your foot to move.
According to set point theory, if you consume more calories than you need for your weight, your metabolic rate will go ______, and if you eat fewer calories than you need your metabolic rate will go ______
a. down; down c. down; up b. up; down d. up; up
For healthy, elderly people (aged 60 and older), sexual desire is
a. uncommon in both men and women b. common in men, but not in women c. common in women, but not in men d. common in both men and women