You and your husband go to the movies. About 20 minutes into the movie,
he asks you who that actress is that just came on the screen and if she is on some television show you watch. You know that you know her name but you just cannot recall it. This illustrates
a. the savings score.
b. suppression state.
c. encoding failure.
d. the tip-of-the tongue state.
ANSWER: d
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According to Harter (1978, 1982, 1988), individuals choose to participate in an activity such as sports because they
A. experience success at performance attempts, which motivates them to continue performance B. experience success if they win an extrinsic award C. are motivated to become collegiate athletes D. attach meaning to their friends' choices for extracurricular participation and follow the crowd