Mandy Did Very Well on Her Midterm but There Was

question 75

Multiple Choice

Mandy did very well on her midterm but there was one question that really frustrated her. She could not remember the correct answer during the exam and she left it blank. Once she got home, the answer popped into her mind as soon as she saw her notebook and text sitting on the kitchen table. According to Tulving's view of memory retrieval, what is the state of Mandy's memory for the answer to that one question?

• A)The information was in working memory, but not in long-term memory.
• B)The information was available but not accessible during the exam.
• C)The information was accessible but not available during the exam.
• D)The information was in long-term memory, but not in working memory.

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Definitions:

Poor Insight

A lack of awareness or understanding about one's own condition, symptoms, or the impact of one's actions on others, often seen in various mental health disorders.

Framing

The way information is presented to us which can influence our decisions and judgments.

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used.

Restructuring

Thinking about a problem in a new way in order to solve it.