After a gunshot wound to the head, a patient is unable to form new memories but can recall old ones. You would expect that the wound was to the

a. cerebellum. c. hippocampus.
b. cerebrum. d. thalamus.

C

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Which of the following early psychologists would have been most likely to conduct research on people's memory for a story that was several pages in length?

a. Frederick Bartlett b. John B. Watson c. Hermann Ebbinghaus d. Wilhelm Wundt

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When Kenneth was a child, he went to a dentist who treated him uncaringly and inflicted a good deal of pain. Even years later, he has an uncontrollable and intense fear not only of dentists but also physicians. This best illustrates how phobias might be the result of __________.

A. generalization in classical conditioning B. observational conditioning C. secondary gain D. the inflation effect

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