While Taking His Final Exam,Jerry Recalled One Item of Information

question 14

Multiple Choice

While taking his final exam,Jerry recalled one item of information that caused him to remember another piece of information related to the question.What phenomenon has he just experienced?

• A)Distributed recall
• B)Massed practice
• C)Serial-position effect
• D)Spread of activation

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Definitions:

Activated Memory

Memory that is readily accessible and currently in use.

Limited-Capacity

Refers to the finite amount of information or cognitive resource that an individual can process at one time.

Atkinson And Shiffrin

A model of memory proposed by Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin in 1968, describing three stages of memory: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Automatic Processing

Cognitive activities that require little conscious thought or effort, often occurring without our awareness and capable of being performed simultaneously with other tasks.