Angus is asked to list his last three addresses on a job application. He writes down his current address but momentarily blanks on his previous addresses because his current address keeps popping into mind. Angus is experiencing:
A) anterograde amnesia.
B) proactive interference.
C) retroactive interference.
D) absentmindedness.
C) retroactive interference.
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a. strangers helping strangers. b. larger class sizes. c. big city life. d. mob violence.
According to the Kennard Principle, reorganization after brain damage is
A. a function of the amount of tissue involved. B. a function of developmental age. C. more extensive when damage affects the right hemisphere. D. more extensive when damage affects the left hemisphere.
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a. sample. c. treatment group. b. treatment. d. control group.
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a. dropped out of high school b. began using drugs c. graduated from college d. was arrested