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lb_gilbert

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A secret agent learns the combination to a safe belonging to the enemy. He later recalls the combination for his boss to prove that he has learned it.
 
  Right afterwards, he says an emotional goodbye to his lover before setting out on a dangerous mission to open the safe. Which of the following statements summarizes the likely effect on the agent's memory for the combination?
   a) The emotional arousal will facilitate recall of the combination and the goodbye scene
 b) The emotional arousal will impair recall of the combination and the goodbye scene
 c) The emotional arousal will facilitate recall of the stimuli associated with the goodbye scene but not the combination.
 d) The emotional arousal will impair recall of the stimuli associated with the goodbye scene but not the combination.

Question 2

Which of the following would be a likely finding for the emotional Stroop test?
 
  a) A war veteran takes more time to name colors for words such as bomb and ambush
 b) A war veteran takes less time to name colors for words such as bomb and ambush.
 c) An artist takes more time to name colors for words such as acclaim and beautiful.
 d) An artist takes less time to name colors for words such as acclaim and beautiful.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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