Dr Du Toit Stages a Fire Drill at the Primary

question 38

Multiple Choice

Dr du Toit stages a fire drill at the primary school in order to study how children respond to potential emergency situations. Dr du Toit's method would best be described as a(n)

• A)structured observation.
• B)naturalistic observation.
• C)self-report.
• D)experiment.

Grasp the structure and implications of semantic networks and schemas on memory.

Appreciate the role of context and cues in memory retrieval.

Relate memory processes to real-world applications, particularly in eyewitness testimonies and everyday recollections.

Understand theories of why forgetting occurs, including decay theory and interference theory.

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Definitions:

Ambiguous Words

Words that have more than one meaning or can be interpreted in multiple ways, often leading to confusion or ambiguity in communication.

Directive

A directive can be a formal instruction or order given by someone in authority, or it can refer to guiding principles in psychology and therapy that influence behavior or thought.

Phonological

Pertaining to the system of sounds that a language uses, including patterns of sounds used to encode meaning.

Syntactic

Syntactic relates to the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language, following a set of rules and patterns.