The "Telephone Game" Is Often Played by Children

question 25

Multiple Choice

The "telephone game" is often played by children. One child creates a story and whispers it to a second child, who does the same to a third child, and so on. When the last child recites the story to the group, his or her reproduction of the story is generally shorter than the original and contains many omissions and inaccuracies. This game shows how memory is a __________ process.

• A) life-narrative
• B) narrative-rehearsal
• C) consequentiality based
• D) constructive

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Division

A branch of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy and lowering the heart rate, among other functions, often referred to as the "rest and digest" system.

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that regulates involuntary bodily functions, including heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate.

Refract

The process by which a wave, such as light, changes direction when it passes from one medium to another at an angle.

Pharyngotympanic Tube

Also known as the Eustachian tube, it connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx, helping equalize air pressure on both sides of the eardrum.