Which of the following is NOT true regarding long-term memory?

a. It is analogous to a biochemical "hard drive.".
b. The capacity is unlimited.
c. There is a tendency to replace new information with old information.
d. Forgetting may be the inability to find the right cues to retrieve a memory.


C

Psychology

You might also like to view...

To teach a child to eat spaghetti neatly, you would reinforce initial responses, such as holding the fork, and then reinforce increasingly closer approximations to the final response, a procedure known as

a. counter conditioning. b. secondary conditioning. c. desensitization. d. shaping.

Psychology

"Man, I cannot believe how smart David is! He is so much more

intelligent than other kids his age, and he also seems to have a good head on his shoulders when it comes to making decisions. He is polite, doesn't get into trouble, and seems to naturally make good decisions. It is hard to believe he is only 13 years old!" David's _____ age appears to be well ahead of his _____ age. A) chronological; mental B) mental; social C) social; chronological D) chronological; social

Psychology

Which of the following is a counterintuitive finding regarding Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD)?

a. Underdiagnosis happens in many countries across the globe. b. Boys are at four times greater risk for developing ADD than grills. c. Stimulants increase focus in those struggling with the disorder. d. Two out of three patients diagnosed with ADD benefit from psychopharmacological interventions

Psychology

You just finished a cup of very strong coffee at a café, which causes your body to have a general feeling of sustained arousal. As you leave the café, you walk past a cemetery where several people are crying at a graveside. According to Schachter and Singer, which of the following would most likely occur?

A. You would feel an emotion of happiness despite the scene at the graveside. B. You would work very hard to control your emotion. C. You would feel an emotion of sadness because the context would affect your labeling. D. Your emotional state would be impossible to predict.

Psychology