The participants in a study on memory are given a long list of household products to memorize within an hour. At the end of the hour, one group of participants is asked to recall the products immediately, and most of them can recall up to 90 percent of the items on the list. The other group of participants is asked to recall the list after two days, and most of them can only recall around 50 percent of the items on the list. In the context of forgetting and memory loss, the results of this study demonstrate
A. consolidation.
B. proactive interference.
C. the forgetting curve.
D. repression.
Answer: C
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None of them could name all the primary colors. Little Janie is not coloring in her worksheet. All of the students are dismissed for recess except Janie. Brad tells Janie she may go to recess as soon as she can learn the colors. Before Brad could say anything else, Janie correctly names all of the colors. Which type of learning does this best demonstrate? a) insight learning b) classical conditioning c) modeling d) latent learning