When someone looks at an image, the retina turns the light rays from it into neural messages that go up the optic nerve so the brain can interpret them. This process is called __________
a) encoding
b) storage
c) retrieval
d) evaluation
ANS: A, Encoding is necessary for interpretation as the information must be sent to the brain.
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Who coined the phrase "nature and nurture"?
A) Alfred Binet B) Sir Francis Galton C) Charles Darwin D) Thomas Bouchard
Déjà vu may occur when:
a. cues in the present context overlap with those from the past, so there is an eerie experience of having been there before. b. a lack of retrieval cues prevents recalling the time and the details of the last time we were in a location. c. a memory is encoded during a peak of high emotion and then forgotten until the emotional arousal is once again high. d. repressed information threatens to enter consciousness when cues in the present activate unconscious memories.