Luria's Case Study of S., the Mnemonist

question 51

Multiple Choice

Luria's case study of S., the mnemonist,

• A)is an example of archival research
• B)demonstrates the limited value of case studies (who else is like this?)
• C)demonstrates that case studies of unusual people can shed light on normal phenomena (e.g., the value of a limited short-term memory)
• D)illustrates the problem of experimenter bias in case study research (S.'s memorywould not have been so exceptional if Luria had not paid so much attention to him)

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Definitions:

Memory Traces

Hypothetical biological substrates that represent the physical manifestation of memories.

Temporal Contiguity

The principle that events experienced close together in time are likely to be perceived as related.

Organizational Factors

Elements related to the structure, culture, and management practices of an organization that influence its functioning and performance.

Working Memory

The part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate, conscious perceptual and linguistic processing.