Frank Was a Member of the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity

question 42

Multiple Choice

Frank was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity when he graduated from college in 1995. Twenty years later, he is telling his wife about his fraternity days, but he cannot remember one of his brothers' name. "I can see his face in my mind, but I just can't remember his name," Frank says. He is experiencing the ________.

• A)primacy effect.
• B)tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.
• C)encoding specificity effect.
• D)levels of processing hypothesis.

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Definitions:

Labeling Theory

A concept in sociology that suggests the identity and behavior of individuals may be influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them.

Powerful Effects

Significant impacts or changes brought about by an action, policy, or phenomenon on a society or environment.

Shared Value System

A set of principles and beliefs that are commonly accepted and practiced by a group of people.

Deviant Identity

The definition a person has of himself or herself as a deviant.