You recently bought a new phone and had to change your number. However, your old phone number keeps interfering with your ability to remember your new one. This is an example of ______.

A. retroactive interference
B. proactive interference
C. executive retrieval
D. overactive retrieval


Answer: B

Psychology

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De Ann, age 16, just gave birth to her first child. DeAnn ______.

A. will probably marry the baby's father B. is at risk for not finishing high school C. will likely finish high school and at least some college D. is likely to have more energy and patience for her baby than older mothers

Psychology

As discussed in the text, sudden deaths are probably the result of

a. an overreaction of the parasympathetic nervous system. b. failure of the sympathetic nervous system to respond. c. genetic anomalies within the cells of the autonomic nervous system. d. an overreaction of the somatic nervous system.

Psychology

The tendency to view outcomes as inevitable and predictable after we already know the outcome is known as ______

a. the confirmation bias c. framing b. counterfactual thinking d. hindsight bias

Psychology

Most newborns are given the Apgar Test at one minute and

A) five minutes. B) ten minutes. C) thirty minutes. D) one hour.

Psychology