In Cognitive Psychology, a Script Can Best Be Described As

question 13

Multiple Choice

In cognitive psychology, a script can best be described as:

• A)a particular way of talking oneself through a difficult situation.
• B)knowledge about the typical sequence of events in an activity.
• C)the things (e.g., "small talk") that someone typically says when initiating a conversation with someone else.
• D)the strategy that a teacher suggests a student use to remember classroom material.

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories hinder the recall of newer memories.

Anterograde Amnesia

The loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past.

Digitally Altered Photos

Images that have been modified using digital software to change their appearance, which can impact perceptions and attitudes.

Hypnosis

A social interaction in which one person (the hypnotist) suggests to another (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur.