You're Watching One Movie with a Friend (Toy Story 4)

question 161

Multiple Choice

You're watching one movie with a friend (Toy Story 4) and start thinking about another (The Matrix) . You reference something from The Matrix and your friend tells you they were just thinking about that same movie. Your friend asks if you think it was just a coincidence that you were both thinking about the Matrix while watching another movie or whether there might be a logical explanation. After discussing some ideas, you realize that the connection may have had something to do with the fact one actor (Keanu Reeves) is in both movies. Several months later you are reminded of Toy Story 4. Despite being a relatively minor character, you remember the character played by Keanu Reeves more clearly than many of the other (more major) characters. What concept could potentially explain why you would have remembered that character better than other more major characters?

• A)decay of memory traces
• B)levels of processing
• C)overlearning
• D)iconic memory
• E)shadowing

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Definitions:

Retina

Innermost layer of the vertebrate eyeball, containing the photoreceptors—rod cells and cone cells.

Arthropods

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Jointed Appendages

Body parts that are segmented or divided into joints, enabling movement, characteristic of arthropods.

Soft Exoskeleton

A flexible external covering or support structure found in some organisms, providing protection and structural support while allowing movement.