Despite Significant Effort, Terrace Was Only Able to Teach Nim

question 92

Multiple Choice

Despite significant effort, Terrace was only able to teach Nim Chimpsky __________ symbols.

• A) 125
• B) 35
• C) 75
• D) 240

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where old memories hinder the recall of newly formed memories.

Spacing Effect

The cognitive phenomenon whereby learning is facilitated when study sessions are spaced out over time rather than conducted in close succession.

Misinformation Effect

A phenomenon where a person's memory of an event can be influenced by misleading information introduced after the event, leading to false or distorted recollections.

Proactive Interference

The difficulty in learning new information because of the presence of previous information.