Fiona has very vivid memories of a car accident she witnessed 3 years ago. If she closes her eyes and thinks about it, she feels like she can recall every detail, right down to the bumper sticker on one of the cars. Psychologists refer to vivid memories of this type as:
a. flashbulb memory
b. procedural memory
c. semantic memory
d. déjà vu
A
You might also like to view...
When someone uses negative reinforcement to change a behavior, the behavior is likely to __________.
A. occur less frequently B. occur more frequently C. occur at the same rate D. completely stop
The __________ is the part of the brain that initially registers emotion.
A. thalamus B. amygdala C. pons D. cerebellum
Carter just had his tonsils out and is waking up from the anesthesia. He says to his nurse, "You are so hot! Let's go out for drinks tonight!" Carter would never normally say something like this to a woman he doesn't know. He goes on, "Where am I? Is this heaven? How did I get here?" Carter is probably suffering from
a. delirium. b. dementia. c. Alzheimer's disease. d. Korsakoff's syndrome.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Psychologists were tasked with the mission of nurturing genius in the first half of the 20th century