Author Question: John learned the capitals of all 50 US states when he was a child. As an adult, he can no longer ... (Read 53 times)

ETearle · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

John learned the capitals of all 50 US states when he was a child. As an adult, he can no longer recall or recognize any of the 50 state capitals. However, he relearned the capitals faster than Jenny who did not learn the state capitals as a child. John's relearning suggests that the information regarding the state capitals remained in his ________________ from the time he first learned them as a child.

a. sensory register
b. working memory
c. long-term memory
d. sensory register and working memory

Question 2

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Bartlett's research on the War of the Ghosts?

a. during learning people distort incoming information to fit in with their existingknowledge
b. during remembering people retrieve these incorrect pieces of information from their memories
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above