Which of the following is a phenomenon that does NOT reflect the operation of inhibition to regulate retrieval interference?
a) hypermnesia
b) repeated practice
c) part-set cuing
d) associative interference
Answer: a) hypermnesia
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a. the development of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder b. delinquent and antisocial behavior c. stunted physical growth d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
In the context of Long-term memory, which of the following statements is true of flashbulb memory?
A) Stimuli that stand out are preserved in detail in a person's long-term memory. B) Hormones act independently of emotions that arise during the retrieval of a flashbulb memory. C) Information on unique stimuli is accessible only through specific cues. D) A person recreates the experience of a flashbulb memory in order to access the stored information.
Omar loves going to the restaurant with the bottomless bowl of soup, because he thinks it's a great value. If Omar is like most volunteers in the bottomless bowl study, he will eat 70% more if
A) he does not know his bowl is being refilled. B) he is reminded of the amount he is paying for the soup. C) he is eating with someone else who is not eating much. D) he refills his own bowl.
Why is Watson and Rayner's famous study demonstrating the learning of fear in a young boy unlikely to ever be repeated?
a. Evolutionary psychology has given us an innate resistance to the fear of harmless animals. b. Behaviorism, which formed the basis of Watson and Rayner's theory, is no longer a viable psychological perspective. c. There are serious questions about the ethics of inducing fear in a child for research purposes. d. The child in the initial study was irreversibly damaged from the experiment, and Watson and Rayner recanted their own findings as a result of that damage.