Samantha Has Just Broken Up with Her Boyfriend and Is

question 84

Multiple Choice

Samantha has just broken up with her boyfriend and is feeling very sad.She resolves to change her mood by thinking about happy things,but finds that she just keeps remembering other sad things.Samantha's experience can best be explained in terms of:

• A) context-dependent memory
• B) cognitive schemas
• C) depth of processing
• D) state-dependent memory

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Definitions:

New Environment

An unfamiliar or changed setting or context that requires adaptation and may affect behavior, emotions, and cognitive processes.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a reaction.

Sensory Systems

Complex networks of neurons and receptor cells responsible for detecting and processing sensory information from the environment.

Fear

An emotional response to a perceived threat, involving physiological, behavioral, and cognitive elements.