The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Princess Diana's death. The 1986 Challenger explosion. People's memories for the moment in which they learned of these events are termed ________ memories.

a. snapshot
b. flashbulb
c. photocopy
d. thumbnail


b. flashbulb

Psychology

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Scores on tests of language, logic, spatial reasoning, and other cognitive abilities all correlate positively with one another

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

In mild neurocognitive disorder, the losses in fluid intelligence

a. are the same as those characteristic of normal aging. b. are not yet noticeable. c. exceed those characteristic of normal aging. d. are the same as those in Alzheimer's disease.

Psychology

Remembering your first day of college classes is an example of __________ memory.

A. episodic B. semantic C. working D. implicit

Psychology

Classical is to operant as:

A. learned is to memorized B. undesirable is to desirable C. involuntary is to voluntary D. learned is to innate

Psychology