Prospective Memory Errors Are Especially Likely to Occur When You

question 7

Multiple Choice

Prospective memory errors are especially likely to occur when you are simultaneously

• A) performing a task automatically in a familiar setting.
• B) performing a task effortfully in a familiar setting.
• C) performing a task automatically in an unfamiliar setting.
• D) performing a task effortfully in an unfamiliar setting.

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Definitions:

Cognitive-behavioral Counseling

A short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment that takes a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving, focusing on the modification of dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts.

Distorted Cognitions

Refers to inaccurate or misleading thoughts, beliefs, or interpretations that can lead to emotional distress and maladaptive behaviors.

Beck

Refers to Aaron T. Beck, an influential psychiatrist known for developing cognitive therapy (now known as cognitive-behavioral therapy, CBT).

Bi-polar Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).