Author Question: Richard is studying both French and Spanish. In the same week, he learns that the French word for ... (Read 186 times)

BRWH · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Richard is studying both French and Spanish. In the same week, he learns that the French word for mother is mre and that the Spanish word for mother is madre. One day his French teacher asks Richard, Who is married to your father? and Richard erroneously answers, Madre. Richard's memory error can best be explained in terms of:

a. decay.
b. interference.
c. failure to store.
d. insufficient wait time.

Question 2

Jenny is taking a quiz that asks for the chemical symbols of 20 elements. She remembers 19 of them but cannot remember the symbol for mercury. As she walks home from school, she suddenly remembers that the symbol for mercury is Hg. Jenny's memory problem during the quiz can best be explained in terms of:

a. decay.
b. interference.
c. reconstruction error.
d. too limited long-term memory search.