A psychologist asks people to recall the name of their kindergarten teacher. Surprisingly, the majority of people correctly do this and comment, "Gee whiz, I haven't thought about that old bat [or old coot] in years!"
Their ability to do so is a severe problem for which theory of forgetting?
a) interference theory
b) decay
c) encoding failure
d) retroactive interference
b
Psychology
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a) 1 to 3 b) 4 to 6 c) 7 to 10 d) 11 to 13
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Tessa agrees to an evaluation designed to tap her unconscious feelings and motives. Tessa will be given a(n):
a. objective test. b. projective test. c. double-blind test. d. single-blind test.
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