In 1999, psychologist Daniel Schacter put forth a theory that was entitled the seven sins of memory. Which of the following was one of the types of sins Schacter detailed?

a. Sins of intrusion
b. Sins of exclusions
c. Sins of interference
d. Sins of position


Answer: A

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Darley and Gross (1983) showed participants a video of a girl taking a reading test. They then asked participants to rate the girl's academic ability. These researchers found that participants rated her academic ability higher if they thought that she:

A) was from an affluent family. B) was from an extremely religious family. C) had struggled to overcome her family's poverty. D) was 10 years of age instead of 12 years of age.

Psychology

Mastery training is to a daily schedule as

a. repression is to regression. b. projection is to reaction formation. c. learned helplessness is to depression. d. primary appraisal is to secondary appraisal.

Psychology

Jeff says to himself, "I don't need to have everyone love me all the time," an example of:

a. a self-defeating statement. b. a belief system. c. an assertive person. d. a self-instruction about a belief.

Psychology

According to research by Carol Dweck, which of the following would be the best phrase to reinforce a child's behavior?

a. I'm proud of the way you tried to solve that problem. b. Good job. You got the right answer. c. Well done. But you must try even harder next time. d. Excellent. Now go out and do it again.

Psychology