Helen Reports She Has a Very Detailed, Vivid Memory of What

question 285

Multiple Choice

Helen reports she has a very detailed, vivid memory of what happened when she was robbed at gunpoint.This is an example of:

• A)repression
• B)the primacy effect
• C)iconic memory
• D)flashbulb memory

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Definitions:

Instrumental Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.

Instinctive Drift

The inclination of an animal to return to innate behaviors that disrupt a learned response.

Sensory Adaptation

The adaptation process of sensory receptors becoming duller in response to stimuli that stays the same over time.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response originally elicited by a specific stimulus is elicited by similar stimuli.