A Member of Your Favorite Study Group from Last Semester

question 332

Multiple Choice

A member of your favorite study group from last semester is walking toward you in the mall, but you cannot remember her name. You are sure you would be able to remember her name if you were back on campus in the library room where the group met to study. Maybe when you hear her voice, her name will come back to you. You are experiencing

• A)cue-dependent forgetting.
• B)encoding failure.
• C)repression.
• D)suppression.

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Definitions:

Distortions

Alterations or misrepresentations of reality or information, often leading to inaccuracies in communication and perception.

Disruptive Behaviors

Actions that significantly impede the normal operations or activities in a workplace or learning environment.

Law of Effect

A principle suggesting that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to be repeated, while those followed by negative outcomes are not.

OB Mod Strategies

Techniques drawn from operant conditioning to modify behavior in the organizational setting, focusing on reinforcement strategies to encourage desirable behaviors.