The strengthening of synaptic connections with repeated neuronal communication that results in more efficient information processing is known as:
A) flashbulb memory.
B) long-term potentiation.
C) transfer-appropriate processing.
D) neural networks.
B) long-term potentiation.
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According to the research on the post-event misinformation effect,
a. people are remarkably resistant to new, inconsistent information. b. a question containing incorrect information can alter people's recall of the original event. c. misleading information influences recall for children, but not for adults. d. these new memories created by post-event information are more vivid than memories created by real events.
What process is going on when individuals incorporate new knowledge into their existing knowledge bases?
A. accommodation B. assimilation C. equilibration D. synthesis
We discussed how culture can influence whether and when people conform. What other variables might predict higher or lower conformity? For example, are there personality traits, childhood experiences, or other ideas that increase or decrease conformity? Do these variables predict rates of informational conformity (desire to be correct), normative conformity (desire to fit in), or both?
What will be an ideal response?
Which researcher, based upon his or her cultural observations, challenged the notion of stage theory development?
a. Urie Bronfenbrenner b. Albert Bandura c. Jean Piaget d. Margaret Mead