Mnemonics are methods for
a. repressing memories that are too painful to remember.
b. encoding information by associating it with information already in LTM.
c. retrieving information that has already been stored in LTM.
d. reducing the bias we sometimes experience when storing memories.
e. enhancing our ability to detect sensory information.
b. encoding information by associating it with information already in LTM.
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a. ?clinical; lobotomies b. ?clinical; lesion analyses c. ?experimental; lobotomies d. ?experimental; lesion analyses
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b. ipsilateral upper and lower face. c. contralateral upper face without effect on the lower face. d. contralateral lower face without effect on the upper face.
By pairing the ringing of a bell with the presentation of meat, Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell even when no meat was presented. In this experiment, salivation to the meat was the _______
a. unconditioned stimulus b. unconditioned response c. conditioned stimulus d. conditioned response
Evolutionarypsychologists use the term "instinct" for inherited tendencies, such as
A) language B) numbness C) phantom limb D) agnosia