Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The encoding specificity principle states that retrieval cues which induce novel cognitive states are especially powerful at evoking memory retrieval
2. Predictions based on state-dependent retrieval state that, if you are emotionally upset when studying for a test, you will remember the material even better if you are in a good mood on the test day
3. Repeatedly retrieving a piece of information from memory produces roughly the same effects on long-term recall as studying the information repeatedly
4. Retrieval of a memory may promote forgetting a related memory
5. The more times a memory is retrieved, the more accurate it becomes
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False
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a. older women typically lose the physiological capability for orgasm. b. touching, hugging, and holding replace genital sexuality in the older years. c. a woman's age doesn't have a strong influence on her enjoyment of sex. d. a decrease in hormone levels at menopause causes a decrease in sexual interest.
In picking a topic for research, the most important step is to
a. be sure the topic is big enough b. be sure the topic is interesting c. be sure others have studied the problem d. get started
The study of stable changes in the expression of a particular gene that occur without changes in DNA base sequences is called
a. molecular biology. b. epigenetics. c. evolutionary psychology. d. behavioral genetics.
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a) spinal cord b) cerebellum c) somatic nervous system d) amygdala