According to the textbook, ____ is the ability to retain information over time through the process of encoding, storage, and retrieval.

A. memory
B. repression
C. metamemory
D. implicit memory


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. Takahiko: "A rape is never a woman's fault—whether she tried to prevent the rape or whether she decided that she would be safer if she didn't struggle.". b. Sophia: "If a woman has had training in self-defense, she can almost always prevent rape.". c. Judy: "There is a brief list of rape-prevention strategies; if a woman has studied this list, she can almost always prevent rape.". d. Stephen: "Unfortunately, none of the rape-prevention strategies can significantly reduce the probability that a woman will be raped.".

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a. eidetic b. short-term c. long-term d. implicit

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If you attribute your friend's angry outburst to the frustrating situation he was in and not to his personality, you believe your friend's behavior was due to a(n) __________ cause

a. inferential b. external c. cognitive d. internal

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Which type of thinking tends to be measured by most IQ and achievement tests?

a) divergent thinking b) convergent thinking c) creative thinking d) unorthodox thinking

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