A Stranger Rides the Same Bus as You Do to School

question 27

Multiple Choice

A stranger rides the same bus as you do to school every day. According to the mere-exposure effect, as the days pass you will come to view the stranger

• A) merely as another student.
• B) more unfavourably.
• C) more critically.
• D) more favourably.

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Definitions:

Memory Trace Decay

Memory trace decay involves the gradual fading or weakening of a memory over time when it is not activated or retrieved, leading to forgetting.

Actual Recognizing

The process of accurately identifying previously encountered objects, situations, or individuals.

Decay Theory

A theory of forgetting suggesting that memories fade over time as a result of mere passage of time, without any active interference.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory that allows us to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.