Sensory memory can hold an exact copy of what you see or hear for a few seconds, then forgetting takes place due to
a. disuse.
b. memory decay.
c. consolidation.
d. suppression.
B
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a. drive. b. need. c. incentive. d. instinct.
Research discussed in your chapter suggests which of the following real dangers associated with repressed memories?
a. Memories of events recovered during therapy may not have actually happened, and may be a product of the therapy itself. b. Repressed memories that are recovered more than a few years after an event cannot be used as evidence in a court case because it violates the legal principle of "statute of limitations." c. Recovery of repressed memories can actually lead to great psychological trauma on the part of the person who repressed the memories in the first place. d. Recovery of repressed memories often leads to a "splintering" of the personality, resulting in a case of dissociative identity disorder.
Our skin is one of our sense organs.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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a. Broca's syndrome b. Korsakoff's syndrome c. Wernicke's syndrome d. Pick's disease