A psychologist asks people to recall the name of their kindergarten teacher. Surprisingly, the majority of people correctly do this and comment, "Gee whiz, I haven't thought about that old bat [or old coot] in years!" Their ability to remember their teacher's name tends to conflict with which theory of forgetting?
A. interference theory
B. decay or disuse
C. encoding failure
D. retroactive interference
Answer: B
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a. A large number of scores and a large variance b. A large number of scores and a small variance c. A small number of scores and a large variance d. A small number of scores and a small variance
Marcia is the coordinator of a hospital's on-line support group for the families of children who have a rare, incurable form of brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. She is conducting a survey to evaluate the effectiveness of the support group. Given that members of the group live all over the world, her best choice for methodology is likely a(n) ____
a. personal interview b. e-mail questionnaire c. group questionnaire d. drop-off survey
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a. motivation b. sensation c. instinct d. behavioral control e. emotion