Which of the following occurs when material that was learned earlier disrupts the recall of material learned later?
A. elaboration
B. transference
C. proactive interference
D. motivated forgetting
Answer: C
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a. the false alarm effect. b. the network effect c. the prototype effect. d. the semantic priming effect.
Infants who are insecurely attached may do which of the following when a parent leaves and then returns during the strange situation procedure?
a. Show anger when mom leaves, but happiness when she returns. b. Show anger when mom leaves, and is indifferent to her when she returns. c. Refuses to engage with the stranger in the room. d. Are happy when mom leaves and angry when she returns.
A direct approach that involves teaching students a basic moral literacy to prevent them from engaging in immoral behavior and harming themselves or others is called
A. service learning. B. the hidden curriculum. C. values clarification. D. character education.
There may be as many as ______ serial murderers in the United States.
A. 100 B. 200 C. 1,000 D. 2,000