Which One of the Following Examples Best Illustrates a Problem

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following examples best illustrates a problem with prospective memory?

• A) Meredith can't remember anything that happened in the few minutes before she was in an automobile accident.
• B) Marcus forgets to keep the appointment he made with his teacher after school.
• C) Juan can't recall something his teacher told him because he was thinking about something else while she was talking to him.
• D) Chloe sees a person she knows she has met before, but she can't remember the person's name.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Structures

Mental frameworks and patterns that shape how individuals absorb, process, and organize information.

Piaget's

Relates to the theories of cognitive development proposed by the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, which describe how children's intellectual abilities evolve as they grow.

Guilford's Model

A theory of human intelligence by J.P. Guilford that classifies intelligence into operations, contents, and products.

Cognitive Ability

Refers to the capacity of the brain to think, learn, reason, solve problems, and process information.