Hermann Ebbinghaus found that memory is best immediately after we learn information, and we gradually forget more as time passes. What name is given to this observation?

Steve is 21 years old and has never gone on a date. His parents are concerned and take him to see a therapist. The therapist tells Steve to lie down on the couch and relax

The therapist sits behind Steve and asks him to say whatever comes into his mind. Steve eventually talks about his fear of women, which leads him to think about his early experiences with women: his mother, her friends, his teachers, and so on. Steve is using ______. a) counterconditioning b) pole-shifting c) free association d) the empty chair technique

____________ was a surgical procedure used to treat psychological disorders by surgically severing nerve pathways linking the thalamus to the prefrontal lobes of the brain

a. Prefrontal lobotomy b. Cingulotomy c. Electroconvulsive therapy d. Capsulotomy