Retrograde amnesia involves ________ and can be caused by ________

a. memory distortion; meditation
b. the loss of prior memory traces; head trauma
c. the inability to transfer into LTM; head trauma
d. the failure of semantic memory; abuse of alcohol
e. the inability to transfer into LTM; cortical damage

b. the loss of prior memory traces; head trauma

Psychology

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What did Skinner say about many of the constructs used to describe personality, such as the id, ego, and superego?

a) They are readily observed in everyday behavior. b) They are unnecessary fictions. c) They are helpful for describing internal states. d) They correspond directly to biological structures in the brain.

Psychology

A main conclusion which was drawn in the article Going to Pot, about adolescent drug use, is that

(a) parenting style causes drug use (b) kids develop drug-use personality types when they fall in with the wrong peers and start to use drugs (c) personality and drug use are mostly caused by genetic factors (d) personality is quite stable and pre-dates drug use

Psychology