Author Question: Long-term memory is normally capable of retaining how many pieces of information? a. seven pieces ... (Read 178 times)

magmichele12

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 559
Long-term memory is normally capable of retaining how many pieces of information?
 
  a. seven pieces of information
  b. fivetonine chunks of information
  c. an indefinite amount of information
  d. about one million pieces of information

Question 2

Polina participates in a short-term memory experiment. The experimenter reads aloud a list of twenty objects, and Polina has to mentally rate how effective each object would be if she was stranded on a deserted island. The experimenter then asks her to count backwards by threes from one hundred. This task, known as ____, ensures that Polina does not rehearse the information to keep it in her short-term memory.
 
  a. motivated forgetting
  b. chunking
  c. the Brown-Peterson distractor technique
  d. the relearning method



djofnc

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 318
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
c



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.

Did you know?

Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.

Did you know?

Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.

Did you know?

Aspirin may benefit 11 different cancers, including those of the colon, pancreas, lungs, prostate, breasts, and leukemia.

Did you know?

Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library