When asked to recall the past two years and report all of his positive and negative experiences, Mrugesh was able to accurately recall a much higher number of the positive memories than the negative ones. This outcome is consistent with research on the topic of
A. motivated forgetting.
B. chunking.
C. the primacy effect.
D. transfer-appropriate processing.
Answer: A
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A. tendency of objects in the same category to become organized. B. effect of proactive interference. C. way objects like dishes and shoes are encoded visually. D. way the phonological loop reorganizes information based on sound during rehearsal.
Pablo is seen walking down the street, shouting at imaginary individuals "to turn it down.". When the police stop him and ask him why he is shouting, he tells them that the transmitter that the CIA implanted in his head is "not working properly" and is too loud. Pablo most likely has a __________ disorder
a. psychotic b. neurotic c. somatoform d. dissociative
Covert reinforcement is
a. more effective than direct reinforcement for most people. b. a procedure that involves imagining a pleasant, reinforcing scene. c. a procedure that involves imagining disgusting images. d. not an effective method.
During prenatal development, genes and sex hormones are responsible for the physical development of female and male sex organs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false