Molly learned organic chemistry when she was in high school, but did not revisit that material for many years. She went back to school in her thirties and took organic chemistry again, only to find that the information came back to her fairly easily, and took less time to learn. This demonstrates how _______ can be used to assess memory of prior learning.
A. relearning
B. the serial position effect
C. recall tasks
D. recognition
Answer: A. relearning
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a. autonomous and independent. b. helpless and solicitous of nurturance. c. resistant in their attachment style. d. nonexpressive of primary emotions.
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a. transference. c. catharsis. b. resistance. d. free association.
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A. make a person feel good. B. stop a person from feeling pain. C. have toxic effects on the nervous system. D. can cause frequent users to become dependent on them.
When one is uncomfortable with one's assigned gender and is unable to cope with the negative feelings, one experiences gender:
a) dysfunction. b) dysphoria. c) despair. d) discomfort.