A Palindrome Is a Word or Phrase That Reads the Same

question 154

Multiple Choice

A palindrome is a word or phrase that reads the same whether read from the right or from the left (e.g. ,madam) .Originally,Marshall had never recalled hearing the term.However,when he read about palindromes for his English class,he saw three examples of the term within a matter of days.This is most likely the result of

• A)selective retention.
• B)selective attention.
• C)selective intuition.
• D)stimulus discrimination.
• E)selective perception.

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Definitions:

Misinformation Effect

The phenomenon in which a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate due to post-event information.

Automatic Processing

The unconscious encoding of incidental or well-learned information without effort.

Effortful Processing

The active and conscious effort to encode or store information in memory.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds an exact copy of what is seen for a very brief period of time, usually under a second.