Hae Min Is Trying to Remember the Day That Her

question 71

Multiple Choice

Hae Min is trying to remember the day that her friend Carlos went missing. The police are asking her to recall everything about that day as part of their investigation of Carlos's disappearance. Which of the following statements BEST characterizes what Hae Min's process of remembering the day will be like?

• A) Hae Min will not be able to remember everything that happened that day, but the memories that she does have will be accurate reflections of reality.
• B) Hae Min's recollection of the day will be a mixture of short-term and long-term memories.
• C) Her memory of the day will be a fragmentary and reconstructive process, biased by her schemas, and she will only be able to remember some pieces of information, subjectively interpreted.
• D) Because an important event in her life happened on that day, Hae Min will be able to remember most of the details of the day with almost photographic accuracy.

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Definitions:

Social Comparison Theory

A theory suggesting that individuals determine their own social and personal worth based on how they stack up against others.

Objective Standards

Criteria or benchmarks that are based on measurable and unbiased evaluations.

Appraisals

What other people think about us.

Reflected Appraisals

The process by which individuals form perceptions of themselves based on how they believe others view them.