Which One of the Following Alternatives Is the Best Example

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following alternatives is the best example of a socially construction memory?

• A) A father is reading a bedtime story to his young son. In the middle of the story, he stops reading and makes up a different ending to the story.
• B) A teacher says, "Once upon a time, a young farmer ..." and then asks a student to complete the sentence. The teacher asks another student to provide a second sentence that relates to the first, asks a third student to supply a third sentence, and so on, until a complete story emerges.
• C) As they sip their milkshakes at a local diner, two friends recall and talk about various scenes from a scary movie they've just seen at the movie theater.
• D) As a boy thinks about his childhood he remembers his best friend who moved away.

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Definitions:

Reflection

The process of introspectively considering one's thoughts, feelings, and actions, and the outcomes they lead to, for the purpose of learning and self-improvement.

Reinforcing

Strengthening a behavior or response by providing a reward or positive outcome after the behavior occurs, often used in learning and behavior modification techniques.

Sending

The act of transmitting information, messages, or goods from one place or person to another.

Proxemics

Involves the use of space as people interact.