Mr Nydam Suffers from Amnesia and Is Unable to Remember

question 74

Multiple Choice

Mr. Nydam suffers from amnesia and is unable to remember playing golf on a particular course. Yet the more he plays the course,the more his game improves. His experience illustrates the need to distinguish between

• A)short-term memory and long-term memory.
• B)iconic memory and explicit memory.
• C)explicit memory and implicit memory.
• D)recognition and recall.

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Definitions:

Inhibitory Generalization Gradient

A graph showing the level of generalization from an inhibitory conditioned stimulus (CS1) to other stimuli.

Excitatory Generalization Gradient

The phenomenon in which the response to a stimulus spreads to similar stimuli, reflecting the degree of stimulus similarity.

Stimulus Contrast

The change in response strength or rate to a stimulus when the background or context stimuli are altered.

Stimulus Generalization

The process in psychology where a response that has been conditioned to a specific stimulus is also elicited by similar stimuli.