When new information blocks the recall of old information, we experience ________; when old information blocks the recall of new information, we experience ________
a) decay; memory fading
b) memory fading; decay
c) retroactive interference; proactive interference
d) proactive interference; retroactive interference
ANS: c
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According to the research on ethnicity and sex education,
a. Black mothers are typically more comfortable discussing sexuality than Latina or European American mothers. b. both Black and Latina mothers are usually more comfortable than European American mothers when they talk about sexuality. c. European American mothers are the usually the most comfortable about speaking about sexuality. d. no ethnic differences have yet been identified with respect to discussing sexuality with children.
Children's ability to selectively forget information
a. is affected by their ability to keep the to-be-forgotten information out of mind. b. might impede their ability to deceive others in some situations. c. can be explained by young children's difficulty with ignoring task-irrelevant stimuli. d. is related to their understanding that other people can hold false beliefs.
Instead of manipulating variables, in a ________ the investigator obtains measures of two or more characteristics of the participants and determines whether changes in one variable are accompanied by changes in the other
a. naturalistic observation c. correlational study b. structured observation d. meta-analysis
When a premature infant with a low birthweight is placed in an incubator, oxygen is carefully monitored because too __________ a concentration of oxygen __________
a) high; can damage the baby's retinas, leading to permanent blindness b) low; can damage the baby's retinas, leading to permanent blindness c) low; can prove fatal for the baby d) high; can prove fatal for the baby