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Reznick Is Coaching Baseball with Some Eight-Year-Olds

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Reznick is coaching baseball with some eight-year-olds. He is working with the catchers on learning to get closer to the batter, but they are afraid of getting hit with the bat. Using social learning techniques, how can you help Reznick?


Definitions:

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with the recall of previously learned information.

Directed Forgetting

A psychological process in which individuals intentionally try to forget information, revealing the active control people have over their memory.

Eyewitness Testimony

Evidence provided by people who witnessed a particular event or crime, which can be highly influential but sometimes unreliable.

Motivated Forgetting

A psychological theory suggesting individuals may forget unwanted information as a mechanism to deal with emotional distress or conflict.

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