A Cognitive Psychologist May Study the Way We Memorize a Telephone

question 99

Multiple Choice

A cognitive psychologist may study the way we memorize a telephone number by:

• A) investigating how we process and store the number in memory
• B) analyzing the rewards available for successful memorization
• C) researching the extent to which good memory skills are common in a family
• D) interviewing to determine what unconscious motives may be associated with certain telephone numbers that a person has memorized

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