Amber learned French for 12 years in public school and for 2 more years in university. Nevertheless, only 1 year after she graduated from university, she realizes that she remembers very little French. This illustrates:

A) proactive interference.
B) retroactive interference.
C) absentmindedness.
D) transience.


D) transience.

Psychology

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A. self-compassion B. narcissism C. self-esteem D. self-efficacy

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Most effects of the amphetamines are produced by mimicking acetylcholine

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

Psychology

In the equation yi = ?0 + ?1zi + ei, zi is 1 if the ____

a. ith unit is in the treatment group b. ith unit is in the comparison group c. ith unit residual is greater than the mean residual d. ith unit residual is less than equal to the mean residual

Psychology

A medical artist is drawing a representation of the relationship between the somatosensory cortex and the body. What should the drawing of the body look like?

A) The face, hands, and fingers should be disproportionately large. B) The farther from the brain, the smaller the body part should be. C) Larger body parts should appear as small, and smaller body parts should appear as large. D) The right side of the body should be considerably larger than the left side.

Psychology