Retroactive interference is __________
a. a cost in the ability to remember due to memories of prior events
b. a cost in the ability to remember due to memories of more recent events
c. trouble a person has in recalling items as they get further along in a list
d. trouble a person has in recalling items for items early on in a list
Correct: b
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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the possible effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on psychological disorders?
a) Children from a higher SES group do not develop psychological disorders at the same rate as children from lower SES groups. b) A genetic disposition might contribute to a psychological disorder, but it is unlikely to affect a person's ability to achieve academic or occupational success. c) Children from lower SES group are less likely to recover from their disorder because they have fewer economic resources and less access to treatment d) The impairment that results from a psychological disorder does not cause a downward drift in SES.
All of these forces are life shortening EXCEPT:
A) living in a crime-ridden neighborhood. B) eating high-fat foods and not exercising. C) being a high-powered executive. D) undergoing severe childhood stress.