Last week, Darrel memorized a poem. Now his roommate tells him that he has memorized one word incorrectly. However, Darrel has memorized the incorrect version so well that he has difficulty learning and remembering the correct word. This best illustrates
A. reinforcement.
B. decay theory.
C. proactive inhibition.
D. retroactive inhibition.
Answer: C
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Following her stroke, Karys no longer cares whether her grandchildren come to visit or not. This would be described as what kind of impairment?
A. Apathy or emotional blunting B. Impairment of emotional control or modulation C. Impairment of control over matters of propriety and ethical conduct D. Impairment of receptive and expressive communication
Which dream theorist suggests that dreams arise as our brains seek to make creative connections and that one should ignore the elements of a dream which merely replay a day's events and focus instead on the unusual dream elements?
a. Ernest Hartmann b. Fritz Perls c. Sigmund Freud d. Stephen LaBerge
Freud emphasized _____ processes in the shaping of our personalities
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A perceptual tendency to integrate disconnected pieces into a whole image is called
a. closure. c. proximity. b. continuity. d. similarity.