Clint Was Used to Eating in One Particular Fast-Food Chain

question 190

Multiple Choice

Clint was used to eating in one particular fast-food chain near his house.When he moved away from home, there was a different chain in his new neighborhood.Even though he had never eaten in this particular chain, Clint walked up to the counter, ordered his food, paid, and waited at the counter for his food.The fact that Clint "remembered" what to do, based on the similarities between this fast-food outlet and other fast-food outlets he had frequented in the past, most clearly illustrates the concept of:

• A)flashbulb memories
• B)elaborative memories
• C)implicit memories
• D)a memory schema

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Definitions:

Post Hoc Fallacy

A logical error where one assumes that since event A happened before event B, A must have caused B.

Correlation Problem

Issues arising from attempts to interpret or infer causality from purely correlational data without establishing a clear causal relationship.

Causation

The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) directly results in another event (the effect).

Economic Activity

Any action that involves the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services within an economy.