The attorneys were engaged in a very difficult struggle to convince the jury that their respective client deserved to win the case. One attorney went too far, and the judge stated,
"The members of the jury will disregard the statement that was just made by plaintiff's attorney." The judge is attempting to use the process of __________ to eliminate the inappropriate information from the jury's eventual deliberations.
a. pseudoforgetting
b. cued forgetting
c. the serial position effect
d. the recency effect
Answer: B
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a) sudden and related to a stressful situation. b) gradual and subtle. c) not associated with psychological distress. d) preceded by a period of physical illness.
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a. LIP. b. AIP. c. CIP. d. MIP. e. VIP.
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a. be biased to say that no accident occurred at all b. remember the event with complete accuracy c. be biased to say the cares were traveling faster than they actually were d. be biased to say the cars were traveling faster than they actually were