You have back-to-back classes. You are finding that you can recall information from the second class fine but have difficult recalling information from the first class. You may be experiencing _________________
a. misinformation c. proactive interference
b. retroactive interference d. suppression
Answer: b
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Laura recently applied for a new job at a funeral home and also has recurring fantasies of sex with a female corpse. Laura is a: a. Necrophiliac
b. Frotteur. c. Voyeur. d. Nymphomaniac.
Which person experiencing recovered memories is most likely to have actually suffered sexual abuse?
a) Callista, who while in the hospital, had flashbacks of sexual abuse and after joining a therapy group for incest survivors, recalled even more abuse. b) Jolinda, whose therapist repeatedly suggested that her depression resulted from incest. When pressed for details she wrote pages of her repressed memories, including being molested at 1 year of age. c) Nadine, whose psychiatrist used hypnosis to uncover her repressed memories of being in a satanic cult and having sex with animals. d) Angelique, who is in treatment for borderline personality disorder and whose therapist has used memory-recovery techniques such as dream interpretation and imagery to recover Angelique's memories of incest beginning at 6 months of age.
You are about to go into a meeting with other students in your social psychology class in order to vote on whether to have an in-class or a take home final exam (your very kind professor has allowed students to decide this)
You know walking in that only 8 or so of the 28 students favor an in-class exam, and you are one of them. Given your knowledge of social psychology, what strategies would you recommend to your fellow minority members in order to maximize your chances of "winning" the vote? A) tell the majority that they should help you avoid group polarization by becoming unified B) explain that the professor is on your side C) tell the majority that you really like them but believe they are wrong in this instance D) hold steadily to your views and present the in-class exam as meeting the goals the majority believes the take home exam will achieve
Sunna has been diagnosed with an eating disorder. Her therapist begins treatment and attempts to correct Sunna's _____ as quickly as possible.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).