A. bodily states can be a strong cue for later memory
B. learning and memory can be increased with the use of drugs
C. happy people have better memories
D. adults lose any eidetic memory as they grow older
Related Mcqs:
- “Rather than rote learning, we believe in learning by doing.” This statement is reflective of which school of psychology?
A. Structuralism
B. Functionalism
C. Behaviorism
D. Gestalt - The tendency for prior learning to inhibit recall later learning is called: ____________?
A. encoding failure
B. repression
C. retroactive interference.
D. proactive interference - The term cognition refers to: _____________?
A. predicting the future.
B. analysis and synthesis
C. thinking or knowing
D. introspection - Distributed practice refers to learning: ____________?
A. All at once
B. over several sessions
C. from several different sources
D. through several different senses - The term cognition refers to: ____________?
A. predicting the future
B. analysis and synthesis
C. thinking or knowing
D. introspection - ________ refers to the fading memory traces from short-term memory.
A. Encoding failure
B. Decay
C. Disuse
D. Decoding failure - The fact that psychologists do not all agree about the nature and development of personality demonstrates:
A. that there are many ways of looking at the same phenomenon
B. the fundamental inability of psychologists to work together in developing a single theory.
C. the failure of psychologists to communicate with one another.
D. the possibility that personality may simply be incomprehensible. - The fact that objects that are near each other tend to be grouped together is know as:
A. closure
B. continuation
C. similarity
D. nearness - The fact that we can walk and chew gum at the same time illustrates that: ____________?
A. our attention depends on different motor systems.
B. we use selective attention.
C. we use divided attention.
D. we use sequential attention. - Criticism of recovered memories has centered on the fact that:
A. it is reasonable to suspect hidden abuse when a person is depressed has low self-esteem, or sexual problems
B. most victims of sexual abuse rarely remember having been molested
C. a patient guided by an incompetent therapist might confuse dreams with memories
D. personally cannot be created through suggestion.
