Sometimes long-term memory storage has been described as creating a path such as in a field of grass. Using the field analogy, forgetting would occur when the path begins to disappear due to lack of use. This describes the ____ theory of forgetting
a. ?interference
b. ?repression
c. ?cue-dependent
d. ?decay
ANSWER:
d
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a. larger. b. unconscious. c. actively processed. d. sensory based.
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a. make a forecast about the probable course of her problem. b. distinguish one illness from another to determine the specific type of problem. c. determine the causation and developmental history of her problem. d. do all of these.
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a. information about how many players did not work out, and then lost their match. b. information about how many players did not work out, and then won their match. c. information about how many players worked out, and then lost their match. d. information about how many players worked out, and then won their match.
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A. relational aggression B. emotional aggression C. regulated aggression D. instrumental aggression