Jill's friends tell her they think she has a really good memory. She finds this interesting so she decides to purposefully test her memory. Jill receives a list of to-do tasks each day at work. Usually, she checks off each item as the day progresses, but this week, she is determined to memorize the to-do lists. On Monday, Jill is proud to find that she remembers 95 percent of the tasks without
referring to the list. On Tuesday, her memory drops to 80 percent, and by Thursday, she is dismayed to see her performance has declined to 20 percent. Jill's memory is declining over the course of the week because other information she encounters is "competing" with that which she memorized on Monday. This process is called
a. anterograde amnesia.
b. episodic buffering.
c. chunking.
d. proactive interference.
d
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a. the medications slowly reduced patients' symptoms b. patients were able to focus their attention without resorting to therapy c. use of medications contradicted the idea of the psychological basis of mental illness d. stays in mental hospitals were shortened and became more cost-effective
Which of the following is a true statement about genes?
A. All chromosomes contain the same number of genes. B. Chromosomes, but not genes, are paired. C. Genes, but not chromosomes, are paired. D. The Y chromosome has fewer genes than the X chromosome.
Advertisers who want to capture the attention of consumers would be wise to use
a. subliminal messages. b. subtle, but factually scientific pleas. c. loud, contrasting, and changing stimuli. d. smaller print that causes one to put forth effort in order to focus.
A child fixated in the oral stage may become an adult who
eats excessively. is excessively neat. is a homosexual. has intense fears.