First you memorized the capitals of all the African countries. If you now memorize the capitals of all the Asian countries, why might you forget some of the African capitals?
a. Encoding specificity
b. The law of effect
c. Retroactive interference
d. Proactive interference
c
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Sara is a 62-year-old woman who recently suffered a stroke, in addition to her chronic pulmonary disease and osteoporosis. She relies on relatives and caretakers to help her on a daily basis, even with some of her most basic tasks. Which category best describes Sara's functional age?
A. oldest old B. old old C. young old D. geriatric
Dr. Rossini is developing a training program to help a young woman with mental retardation to sort clothes in the laundry of the residential facility in which she lives. Whenever she performs her job according to the protocol, she receives a reward. If she does not stay on task, she receives no reward. Dr. Rossini is involved in
a. pure research. c. psychoanalysis. b. basic research. d. the practice of psychology.
Some patients given L-dopa to control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease reportedly
A. develop Tourette's syndrome. B. become euphoric. C. experience panic attacks. D. develop symptoms similar to schizophrenia.
With age, our hearts become enlarged, slow in beating rate, and lessen in muscle flexibility. This generally results in _______________________
a) increased blood pressure b) arrhythmia c) diabetes d) congenital heart disease