New Memories Either Alter Existing Memory Traces or Make It

question 536

Multiple Choice

New memories either alter existing memory traces or make it harder to "locate" earlier memories, according to which explanation of forgetting?

• A)interference
• B)memory decay
• C)eidetic imaging
• D)encoding failure

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Definitions:

General Adaptation Syndrome

A theoretical model describing the body's response to stress in three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Resistance Stage

Third stage of the stress response, when the person attempts to adapt to the stressor. The body stabilizes; hormone levels stabilize; and heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output return to normal.

Alarm Stage

The initial reaction of the body's stress response, characterized by the activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the secretion of stress hormones.

Burnout

A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress, usually from the workplace.