If You Could Tape-Record Your Thoughts, You Would Find ​

question 211

Multiple Choice

If you could tape-record your thoughts, you would find ​

• A)a system of hierarchically organized cognitions.
• B)one central thought and multiple, related subsidiary thoughts. ​
• C)an endless flow of ideas that constantly shifts and changes. ​
• D)an organized system of parallel thoughts. ​

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Definitions:

Eyewitness Testimony

Eyewitness testimony is the account given by people of an event they have witnessed, notably used as evidence in legal proceedings though subject to inaccuracies.

Recall

Recall is the cognitive process of retrieving information from memory without the presence of the original stimuli.

Loftus

Referring to Elizabeth Loftus, a prominent cognitive psychologist known for her research on human memory, particularly in the context of eyewitness testimony.

Tip-Of-The-Tongue

A cognitive phenomenon involving the temporary inability to retrieve a word from memory, accompanied by a feeling that retrieval is imminent.