Kristie has never learned how to make coffee because she knows that her husband John has the procedural memory of how to complete this task. This scenario best illustrates the concept of

A. transactive memory.
B. declarative memory.
C. memory consolidation.
D. long-term potentiation.


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. coparenting b. an extended family c. a blended family d. autonomy

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Which of the following statements about language production is correct?

a. Roughly the same amount of research has been conducted on language comprehension and language production. b. It is easier to conduct research on language comprehension than on language production. c. During the past decade, psychologists have grown even less interested in language production than in previous years. d. There is much more research on written language production than on spoken language production.

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Imagine that humans can taste a new sensation, called "highlight," that allows the person to taste the brightness of the food they are eating. Everyone would need a new type of __________ cell to taste this new sensation.

A. neural receptor B. ganglion C. bipolar D. interneuron

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After using the same mathematical formula to solve the first nine problems of her homework assignment, a student automatically starts problem number ten using the same solution strategy. The student is demonstrating

a. a mental set. b. syllogistic thinking. c. a pragmatic reasoning schema. d. functional fixedness.

Psychology