When We Think Generally About a Group of Related Items-For

question 260

Multiple Choice

When we think generally about a group of related items-for example, realizing that Mustang, Focus, Civic, Prius, and Jaguar are all cars-we are using

• A) heuristics.
• B) algorithms.
• C) propositions.
• D) concepts.

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where older memories interfere with the recall of newer memories.

Negative Interference

Occurs when past learning inhibits or interferes with the recall of later learning.

Savings Scores

A measure in psychology that quantifies the amount of learning retained over a period of time.

Measuring Forgetting

The process of determining the extent to which information is no longer retrievable from memory over time.