You Spent Several Days Studying for Your Psychology Final Exam

question 29

Multiple Choice

You spent several days studying for your psychology final exam and are confident you are going to perform well. However, in the middle of taking the exam, you are stuck on a question and find yourself struggling to remember a topic that you are being questioned on. This is most likely a problem with ______.

• A) encoding
• B) your studying habits
• C) short-term storage
• D) retrieval

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Definitions:

Drug Therapy

The treatment of diseases or disorders with pharmaceutical drugs as opposed to surgery or other interventions.

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that aims to improve mental health by changing patterns of thinking or behavior that are harmful or ineffective.

Rorschach Test

A psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are analyzed to interpret their personality and emotional functioning.

Inkblot Card

A psychological tool used in the Rorschach test where individuals’ perceptions of inkblots are analyzed to understand their psychological functioning.