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Information learned while a person is ________ is best recalled when that person is ________.

A) sad; happy
B) drunk; sober
C) angry; calm
D) drunk; drunk

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Question 182

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Sabrina went to the store for furniture polish, carrots, pencils, ham, sponges, celery, notebook paper, and salami. She remembered to buy all these items by reminding herself that she needed food products that included meats and vegetables and that she needed nonfood products that included school supplies and cleaning aids. Sabrina made effective use of

A) the spacing effect.
B) hierarchical organization.
C) the peg-word system.
D) procedural memory.

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Question 183

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The rear area of the ________, which processes spatial memory, grows bigger the longer a London cab driver has been navigating the maze of city streets.

The temporary release of serotonin has been found to ________ memory formation, and the temporary release of stress hormones has been found to ________ memory formation.

After learning the web address of a local retail store, Alex was able to remember it only long enough to post it in his frequent contacts file. In this case, the web address was clearly stored in his ________ memory.

After his last drinking spree, Fakim hid a half-empty liquor bottle. He couldn't remember where he hid it until he started drinking again. Fakim's pattern of recall best illustrates

Following brain injury from a brutal knife attack, Mike is unable to consciously recall or recognize what a knife is. But he still shows a conditioned fear response to the sight of a knife. His conditioned reaction best indicates that he retains a(n) _____ memory.

As compared with long-term memory, short-term memory is ________ permanent and ________ limited in storage capacity.

Words heard underwater are later better recalled underwater than on land. This best illustrates

Which of the following is believed to be the synaptic basis for learning and memory?

Rabbits fail to learn a conditioned eyeblink response when the function of different pathways in their ________ is surgically disrupted.

Austin can't remember Jack Smith's name because he wasn't paying attention when Jack was formally introduced. Austin's poor memory is best explained in terms of

To remember the information presented in her psychology textbook, Susan often relates it to her own life experiences. Susan's strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates

Conscious memories of emotionally stressful events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the

Which of the following types of memory is of shortest duration?

People should avoid back-to-back study times for learning Spanish and French vocabulary in order to minimize

Following partial recovery from a severe stroke, Mr. Yanagita has learned how to ride a horse. However, he cannot consciously remember that he has learned to do this. It is likely that he has suffered damage to his

After Maya gave her friend the password to a protected website, the friend was able to remember it only long enough to type it into the password box. In this instance, the password was clearly stored in her ________ memory.

A good night's sleep improves recall of the previous day's events by facilitating the transfer of memories from the

The finding that people who sleep after learning a list of nonsense syllables forget less than people who stay awake provides evidence that forgetting may involve