Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Remembering a telephone number is an example of chunking.
2. Vivid, detailed, and long-lasting memories of very emotional experiences are called episodic memories.
3. When we simply repeat material we have experienced, we use elaborative rehearsal.
4. Rehearsal enhances recall only if the subject organizes information during rehearsal.
5. The phonological loop facilitates the acquisition of language.


1. true
2. false
3. false
4. true
5. true

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A. Mokka should use only the psychoanalytical approach to psychiatry to define his client's assessment. B. Betsy should use only the behavioral approach to psychiatry to define her client's assessment. C. Mokka and Betsy are better served if they discuss their differing views and come together to develop a collaborative, multifaceted assessment approach. D. Mokka and Betsy should consider using completely different approaches to their assessments.

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a.  True   b.  False

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Broadbent's filter model proposes that it is easier to report a message to one ear followed by the message to the other ear because

a. it is easier to organize memory according to where the information arrived. b. attention does not have to be continuously switched. c. reporting by ears requires less capacity. d. people have more practice in using that procedure.

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