As Jake Gets to Class, He Realizes That He Did

question 216

Multiple Choice

As Jake gets to class, he realizes that he did not study for the quiz today.He quickly scans the information in the Chapter but makes an "F" on the quiz.Jake's quick scan of the Chapter failed to store sufficient information to form a useful memory to use in taking the quiz, a type of forgetting known as

• A) proactive interference.
• B) retroactive interference.
• C) cue-dependent forgetting.
• D) encoding failure.

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Definitions:

Arguments By Elimination

A method of reasoning where options are systematically rejected until only one option remains as the solution or answer.

Disjunctive Syllogism

A form of logical argument that concludes one disjunct must be false if the other disjunct is true in a "either/or" scenario.

Particular Proposition

A statement in logic that asserts something about one or more but not all members of a class.

Robust

Strong and effective in all or most situations and conditions; capable of withstanding or overcoming adverse conditions.