What Is Said to Occur When Short-Term Memory Is Holding

question 257

Multiple Choice

What is said to occur when short-term memory is holding its maximum, and each new item entering short-term memory pushes out an existing item?

• A) Displacement
• B) Chunking
• C) Consolidation
• D) Encoding

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcement

A process in psychology that involves the addition of a stimulus after a behavior that makes the behavior more likely to occur again.

Associating Response

The process in which a connection is made between a stimulus and a reaction, often used in behavioral psychology to describe learned behaviors.

Active Behaviors

Actions taken deliberately by individuals that are intended to achieve specific outcomes or goals.

Learning Consequences

Outcomes or changes in behavior that result from experiences or actions, playing a critical role in the process of learning through reinforcement or punishment.