Moderate amounts of hormones released by the adrenal glands during stress and emotional arousal tend to ________

a. enhance memory.
b. produce tip-of-the-tongue states.
c. cause retroactive interference.
d. lead to motivated forgetting.

Answer: a

Psychology

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The notion that engaging in stimulating mental or physical activity on a regular basis helps maintain cognitive functioning as we age and protects against dementia is known as cognitive __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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When Demetrius moves into his new ground-level apartment, he is initially irritated at the sound of the "creaking" that comes when his upstairs neighbor walks across the floor

The noises from Demetrius's ceiling are annoying and distract him while he tries to work. After a few days, however, Demetrius no longer even hears the creaking. This demonstrates the process of: a) sensitization. b) habituation. c) accommodation. d) acclimation.

Psychology