Ava Is at a Party, Deep in Conversation with Her

question 135

Multiple Choice

Ava is at a party, deep in conversation with her friends. Suddenly, she hears her name mentioned in another conversation and her attention turns to monitor that conversation. Clearly, Ava had been unconsciously monitoring the other conversations. Such experiences demonstrate the

• A) representativeness heuristic.
• B) effects of priming.
• C) cocktail party effect.
• D) availability heuristic.

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Definitions:

Declarative Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves the capacity to recall factual information, such as events, facts, and concepts.

Episodic Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences, including the location and time they occurred.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory for events that occurred before a specific incident, often due to brain injury.

Neurogenesis

The process of generating new neurons in the brain, contributing to brain plasticity and cognitive function.