You Are Trying to Remember a Short List of Letters

question 220

Multiple Choice

You are trying to remember a short list of letters, numbers, or words after seeing or hearing them once. If it takes you more than four to six seconds to repeat the list, you will forget some of the items due to

• A)memory decay.
• B)disuse.
• C)consolidation.
• D)suppression.

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Definitions:

Consensual Unions

Relationships where couples live together and have a sexually intimate relationship without being legally married.

Informal Unions

Relationships where couples live together and consider themselves married without a formal legal ceremony.

Cohabitation

The condition of cohabitating and engaging in a sexual partnership without the legal bonds of matrimony.

Triangular Theory

Refers to Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love, emphasizing that love consists of three components: intimacy, passion, and commitment, each forming a vertex of a triangle.