Keith first studied for his sociology exam and then for his psychology exam in the same evening. When it was time for him to take his sociology exam, all he could remember was psychology material. Keith's forgetting is an example of:
A. retrograde amnesia.
B. proactive interference.
C. retroactive interference.
D. anterograde amnesia.
C. retroactive interference
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Which of the following refers to Freud's representation of incorporating the distinction between right and wrong?
A. conscious B. id C. superego D. unconscious
The concept that one's gender is unchanging is referred to as ____.
A. gender permanence B. gender stability C. gender constancy D. gender identity
When her family found her, Sarah was living in Key West, Florida, under the name of Samantha Agnew and working as a sales clerk. Sarah claims that she has no memory of her previous life as a pediatric oncologist in Memphis, Tennessee, who treated young cancer patients. It appears that Sarah wandered away from her home and work after the death of one of her favorite patients. Sarah would most
likely be diagnosed with a dissociative __________ disorder. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Hobson and Pace-Schott suggest that the plots and images of a dream are
a. an attempt to resolve unconscious conflicts and desires. b. the products of activation of recent memories that the brain ties together somehow to make a plausible story. c. unrelated to the physiological functions of REM sleep. d. affected by the memories and experiences of our ancestors. e. functions of REM deprivation.