An elderly professor of ichthyology (study of fish) once explained why he didn't like to learn his students' names by saying that every time he learned a new name, he forgot a fish. Which of the following best describes this phenomenon?
A. Decay theory
B. Relearning method
C. Proactive inhibition
D. Retroactive inhibition
Answer: D
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a. his students were not a representative sample of young adults. b. he did not survey the entire population of young adults. c. he knew his subjects before he surveyed them. d. his students were a random sample.
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a. in general, women in blue-collar jobs are treated better than women in traditionally male high-prestige professions. b. women typically do not experience access discrimination in being hired for blue-collar jobs, but they do experience treatment discrimination. c. sexual harassment is more common in traditionally female jobs than in blue-collar jobs. d. there is more research on women in prestigious professions than in blue-collar jobs.
Roberto studies the structure and development of children's language. He is a
a. psycholinguist. b. morphologist. c. grammarian. d. clinical psychologist.
James Mill maintained that any mental experience can be reduced to:?
a. ?primary qualities b. ?neural mechanisms c. ?vibratiuncles d. ?simple ideas