Bits of Information That Are Distracting and Draw Your Thinking

question 4

Multiple Choice

Bits of information that are distracting and draw your thinking away from central issues are referred to as

• A)Bayes Theorem.
• B)true negatives.
• C)mechanism and probabilism.
• D)red herrings.
• E)false negatives.

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Definitions:

Ineffective Encoding

The failure to store relevant or necessary information in memory due to insufficient attention or misunderstanding.

Motivated Forgetting

A theoretical concept suggesting that people may forget unwanted information, either consciously or unconsciously, as a defense mechanism.

Time Decay

The reduction in value of an option or other derivative as the expiration date approaches.

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with the recall of previously learned information.