Which of the Following Statements Best Characterizes the Memory System

question 164

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best characterizes the memory system?

• A)an automatic and unchanging means of storing exact copies of experience
• B)a vast storehouse from which specific facts can be retrieved when they are needed
• C)a dusty archive in which interesting, but often irrelevant, relics are housed
• D)an active mental system for manipulating information

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Definitions:

Informational Power

Influence derived from possessing knowledge or information that others perceive as valuable or essential.

Positive Reference Group

A group that individuals aspire to or identify with, often influencing their attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions of self.

Membership Group

Kelley’s term for a group to which we belong by some objective external criterion.

Developing Norms

Rules or standards of behavior that are evolving or being established within a group or society.