Susan Is Introduced to Jerry

question 49

Multiple Choice

Susan is introduced to Jerry. She immediately smiles and says, "Hello, Jerry." A minute later, she wants to introduce Jerry to her friend Mary, but she cannot remember his name. Based on this information, how far in Susan's memory system did Jerry's name get?

• A) It reached the sensory register.
• B) It reached working memory.
• C) It reached long-term memory.
• D) It never got into the memory system at all.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the probability of a response is changed by its consequences, with behaviors being strengthened or weakened by reinforcements or punishments.

Fear Conditioning

A behavioral paradigm in which organisms learn to predict aversive events, showing that certain stimuli can be associated with fear responses.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty as a response to an undesired behavior, intended to decrease that behavior's occurrence.

Ridiculed

Subjected to mocking laughter or scorn, often aimed at belittling or demeaning someone or something.