Emilio is seeing a sports psychologist to help improve his mental preparation and performance. The psychologist asks Emilio to see himself making his free throws
As Emilio visualizes his dribbling, shooting motion, and release, he sees himself as an outside observer would. Memory researchers argue this demonstrates:
a) brain stimulation that leads to the development of engrams.
b) the presence of iconic and echoic memory.
c) the reconstructive nature of memory.
d) that working memory differs from short-term memory.
ANS: C, When we try to recall an event, we actively reconstruct our memories using the cues and information available to us.
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Lucia has suffered an injury to one of the major structures of her limbic system
One of her symptoms is that she cannot seem to remember the layout of her own house. It is as if her mental map of the rooms, furniture, and other parts of her home have been scrambled up. It is most likely that the structure impacted by Lucia's injury is the A) hypothalamus. B) hippocampus. C) amygdala. D) reticular activating system.
The estimated standard error of difference is an estimate of
a. centrality b. variability c. normality d. none of these, since the estimated standard error of difference is not a statistic.