Which of the following is the best description of interference?
a. ?a decrease in the ability to remember a previously formed memory
b. ?the reduction in ability to retrieve rarely used information over time
c. ?a failure to retrieve negative or traumatic memories
d. ?competition between newer and older information in memory
ANSWER:
d
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a. ?Because of their desire to please whoever is asking them about their memories, people will often go along with what they want to hear. b. ?Eyewitness memory becomes faulty when we make errors in identifying the source of information we have stored in long-term memory. c. ?We accept subsequent misinformation as being correct, and this information becomes part of our memory for the original event. d. ?When we retrieve a memory for a particular event from long-term memory, we also retrieve information from other sources relevant to the event.
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a. peak experience b. self-actualization c. achievement potential d. self concept
According to Bruner, the goal of cognitive psychology is to understand
a. genetic structure. b. stimuli. c. information processing. d. the mind and how it achieves meaning.
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A. Authoritarian B. Authoritative C. Permissive-indulgent D. Permissive-neglectful