Polina participated in a short-term memory experiment. The experimenter read aloud a list of twenty objects, and Polina had to mentally rate how effective each object would be if she was stranded on a deserted island. The experimenter then asked her to count backward by threes from one hundred. This task, known as __________, ensures Polina does not rehearse the information to keep it in her short-term memory.
A. motivated forgetting
B. chunking
C. the Brown-Peterson distractor technique
D. the relearning method
Answer: C
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a. do not remember their nighttime excursions. b. become violent if awakened during their excursions. c. do not respond to questions while they are up. d. all of these.
Madison's mother warmly greeted an old college friend in the grocery store. After observing her mother, Madison smiled too. Madison engaged in social referencing to gauge her own reaction to her mother's friend
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Girls tend to be __________ than boys
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