Explain the inhibition theory.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Ability to block out relevant stimulation decreases with age so the memory declines seen in old age are a consequence of poor attentional processes. Inhibition also means the ability to suppress retrieval of irrelevant information.
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Which statement best characterizes the consensus on the status of Freud's theory of personality?
a. His theory is generally correct, with minor exceptions. b. He is considered a fraud and his ideas are considered worthless. c. Some of his ideas have been widely accepted and others have been abandoned. d. It has been impossible to evaluate any of Freud's ideas through empirical scrutiny.
A patient's psychotherapist has given her a projective test. The test most likely consists of
a. 550 questions to which the patient must respond either "true" or "false." b. a staged social interaction in which the patient is observed without her knowledge. c. ambiguous material to which the patient must respond. d. a series of questions designed to measure divergent production.