As You Read This Question, You Will Choose an Answer

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Multiple Choice

As you read this question, you will choose an answer that you decide is correct by relating the question to information already stored in your long-term memory. The mental process taking place as you do this can best be explained by which of the following concepts?

• A) attention
• B) chunking
• C) rehearsal
• D) recognition

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Definitions:

Sleep-Wake Cycles

The natural cycle of sleep and wakefulness in a 24-hour period, regulated by the body's internal clock.

Circadian Rhythm

The inherent biological mechanism that controls the cycle of sleeping and waking, recurring approximately every 24 hours.

Phi Phenomenon

An optical illusion where stationary objects shown in rapid succession, such as flashing lights, appear to be in motion.

Manifest Content

In psychoanalytic theory, the actual literal content and storyline of a dream as remembered by the individual.