What Is an Adaptation

question 42

Multiple Choice

What is an adaptation?

• A)a particular way in which an environment is changed as a result of organismal influence
• B)an attribute that increases an organism's likelihood of survival and reproduction
• C)a behavioral tendency that an organism acquires after years of living in the same environment
• D)an attribute that decreases an individual's fitness index

Discuss the factors influencing the accuracy and recovery of memories, including the role of suggestion in recovered memories of abuse.

Differentiate between episodic, semantic, procedural, and prospective memory systems.

Describe strategies for improving memory retention, including study techniques and mnemonic devices.

Understand the factors influencing memory encoding, storage, and retrieval, including environmental, emotional, and cognitive aspects.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.