If Retrieval Stimuli Are Missing When You Are Trying to Remember

question 444

Multiple Choice

If retrieval stimuli are missing when you are trying to remember an event, you will most likely experience

• A)retroactive interference.
• B)cue-dependent forgetting.
• C)proactive interference.
• D)suppression.

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Definitions:

Skinner

A psychologist known for his theory of operant conditioning, emphasizing the role of reinforcement in behavior modification.

Shaping

A method of operant conditioning in which successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced until the exact behavior is achieved.

Reinforcer

In operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows.

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral stimulus that, upon association with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.