The Fact That Your Memory for a Specific Event May

question 48

Multiple Choice

The fact that your memory for a specific event may be influenced by the amount of attention you pay to the event,the level at which you process information about the event,how you organize the information,and the amount of interference you experience reflects which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

• A) Psychology is empirical.
• B) Behavior is determined by multiple causes.
• C) Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.
• D) Our experience of the world is highly subjective.

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Definitions:

Divergent Thinking

Expanding the number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking that diverges in different directions.

Fixation

(1) in thinking, the inability to see a problem from a new perspective; an obstacle to problemsolving. (2) in personality theory, according to Freud, a lingering focus of pleasure-seeking the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the secondmonth

Divergent Thinking

A thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions.

New Perspective

Fresh outlook or approach towards understanding or addressing an issue or concept.