You are studying when your favorite TV show comes on. You know you need to continue studying, so you keep the TV on and turn the volume down slightly. You keep studying while trying to also listen to the TV. You arrive at your exam the next day and
discover that you can’t remember anything you studied last night. This experience is most likely due to a(n) __________.
a. encoding failure
b. storage decay problem
c. retrieval failure
d. motivated forgetting
Answer: A
Psychology
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__________ is the current dominant form of youth media, although time consumed by __________ may eventually catch up
A) Cell-phone usage; computer usage B) Watching television; cell-phone usage C) Listening to music; watching television D) Computer usage; listening to music
Psychology
What is shaping?
What will be an ideal response?
Psychology