The fact that few people can accurately describe a penny even though they have handled thousands of them is an example of __________
a) encoding failure.
b) retroactive interference.
c) proactive interference.
d) elaboration failure.
a Explanation: A lack of adequate attention at the time of encoding causes this
phenomenon, and is called an encoding failure.
Psychology
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a. systematic study. b. generalization. c. listening. d. prediction. e. unstructured observation.
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Paula's mother painted Paula's nails with an unpleasant-tasting liquid to stop her nail biting. This illustrates ________
a) aversion therapy b) systematic desensitization c) biofeedback d) modeling
Psychology