How much information can be stored in long-term memory?
a. A million chunks can be stored.
b. It depends upon how well-rehearsed the information is.
c. There is no known limit.
d. It depends upon what kind of information is being stored.
c
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a. change the amount of stress we face. b. prevent most physical and all psychological disorders. c. limit the recurrence or improve the course of many physical illnesses. d. make it more likely that illnesses will be correctly diagnosed.
Which of the following produces sensitization of the UR?
a. Both low- and medium-intensity electric shock b. Both low- and high-intensity electric shock c. Both medium- and high-intensity electric shock d. High-intensity electric shock only
Ebbinghaus investigated the time course of forgetting. In some of his studies, he forced himself to learn lists of nonsense syllables and then measured how long it took to relearn the same material after various delays. When he did this, Ebbinghaus found that:
a. the longer the delay, the less time it took to relearn the material b. the longer the delay, the more time it took to relearn the material c. no matter how long the delay was, it took just as long to relearn the material as it had taken to learn it the first time d. no matter how long the delay was, it always took longer to relearn the material than it took to learn it the first time
Martha often cooks when she is angry at her husband. Martha is most likely engaging in the defense mechanism of ____
a. ?sublimation b. ?displacement c. ?reaction formation d. ?denial