Choose one of the processing strategies (mnemonic devices) for improving memory and describe it. How have you used this strategy?
What will be an ideal response?
* Imagery is the process of visualizing items as they are being learned.
* Method of loci is the use of familiar locations as cues to recall items that have been associated with them.
* The pegword technique involves use of familiar words or names as cues to recall items that have been associated with them.
* Grouping or chunking is the grouping of information to assist in recalling the information.
* Coding (e.g., acronyms and acrostics) is the creation of special codes to make information more relevant to the learner.
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a. role confusion. b. guilt. c. mistrust. d. inferiority.
Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms of the DSM?
A. It confounds serious "mental disorders" with normal problems in living. B. It gives illusion of objectivity. C. It may foster over diagnosis and self-fulfilling prophecies. D. Its heavy emphasis on theory may alienate clinicians from different perspectives.