Judson Is a 70-Year-Old Retired Automobile Mechanic

question 136

Multiple Choice

Judson is a 70-year-old retired automobile mechanic.In contrast to when he was 20,he now probably

• A) has a greater fear of death.
• B) is less susceptible to catching colds.
• C) experiences less life satisfaction.
• D) would not do as well on a vocabulary test.

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Definitions:

Automatic Processing

The unconscious encoding of incidental or well-learned information without conscious effort or attention.

Proactive Interference

The tendency of previously learned material to hinder subsequent learning.

Memory Construction

The process through which the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information, influenced by perception, imagination, and other cognitive processes.

Sensory Memory

The briefest span of memory, capable of holding sensations of sensory data after the initial stimuli are no longer present.