The Best Argument That Long-Term Memory and Short-Term Memory Are

question 44

Multiple Choice

The best argument that long-term memory and short-term memory are separate entities is that:

• A) brain damage can leave one but not the other memory intact
• B) recent events are remembered better than most past events
• C) recalling past events requires retrieval cues but recalling recent events does not
• D) the recency effect can be disrupted but the primacy effect cannot

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Definitions:

Gain-Loss Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that increases and decreases in perceived rewards can significantly influence someone's attraction to others.

Reciprocity Principle

This is sometimes called the reciprocity norm, or ‘the law of doing unto others what they do to you’. It can refer to an attempt to gain compliance by first doing someone a favour, or to mutual aggression, or to mutual attraction.

Self-Disclosure

The act of revealing personal or private information about oneself to others, which can facilitate intimacy and trust in relationships.

Intimate Knowledge

Deep, often personal understanding of a subject or another individual.