​Jerry Was 12 When He First Shoplifted and by the Age

question 67

Multiple Choice

​Jerry was 12 when he first shoplifted and by the age of 14 had a rather lengthy record of delinquency.  The last attempt at shoplifting did not end so well and he was caught.  He is now facing the juvenile justice system, again.

• A) The decision to take Jerry into custody,  detain him following apprehension, or  refer him to court is called:
• B) intake.
• C) diversion.
• D) screening.
• E) pretrial hearing.
• F) police interface.

Explain how memory can be distorted by factors like motivated forgetting, imagination inflation, and source amnesia.

Describe Ebbinghaus' contributions to the understanding of memory, including the retention curve and the effects of rehearsal.

Understand the components and functions of Alan Baddeley's model of working memory.

Recognize the structure of the classic three-stage information-processing model (sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory).

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