Little Tammy is talking to her grandfather. She loves to listen to him tell stories about when he was a child. He has very vivid recollections of his youth and enjoys telling people about his fond memories
Unfortunately, grandpa has a difficult time remembering what happened within the last few days or weeks. If there are no physiological problems, grandpa's memory problems are best explained by ______.
a. proactive interference
b. memory diffusion
c. retroactive interference
d. retrograde amnesia
a
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a. a professional treats someone from another culture. b. studying abnormal psychology. c. identifying causes of a disorder. d. researching medical records.
Daniel is a hunter, and he is out in a duck blind watching for ducks flying overhead. Based on what is known about schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that Daniel's watching behavior is likely to be reinforced based on a:
a. fixed-ratio schedule b. variable-ratio schedule c. variable-interval schedule d. fixed-interval schedule
A practical application of trait theories is
a. predicting personality based upon childhood experiences. b. hiring employees most likely to succeed. c. helping people to develop more desirable traits. d. helping to recover lost memories.
An unconditioned response (UCR) is a learned response to a conditioned stimulus
Indicate whether the statement is true or false