You try to remember the name of your second grade teacher but keep recalling your kindergarten teacher's name instead. What does this memory problem illustrate?

a) decay
b) simple forgetting
c) proactive interference
d) retroactive interference

ANS: c

Psychology

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When people's behavior violates the moral standards they believe in, this triggers their _________ to make them feel ___________

a. ego; empathetic b. conscience; guilty c. id; responsible d. autonomous self; incompetent

Psychology

Which of the following are stimuli often present during the encoding of a memory and can aid one's recall of the memory?

a. retrieval cues b. memory icons c. consolidators d. serial positions

Psychology