Who Is Most Likely to Respond Favorably to an Unexpected

question 115

Multiple Choice

Who is most likely to respond favorably to an unexpected request for a charitable donation to a local hospital?

• A)Melvin's older sister,who is hurrying to get to her scheduled appointment with the family doctor
• B)Melvin's mother,who just received a very favorable job evaluation from her employer
• C)Melvin's younger brother,who is depressed over receiving a D on a physics exam
• D)Melvin's father,who is annoyed over the newspaper boy's trampling of his flower bed

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Definitions:

Atkinson And Shiffrin

Psychologists who proposed the multi-store model of memory, including the sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Explicit Memories

Memories that can be intentionally and consciously recalled, such as facts and events.

Implicit Memories

Memories that are not consciously recalled but affect behavior and knowledge, such as skills and tasks learned through repetition.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory that enables us to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences, such as procedural memory for skills.