Accurate Encoding of Information Would Be Most Likely to Take

question 265

Multiple Choice

Accurate encoding of information would be most likely to take place AUTOMATICALLY when:

• A) your roommate, a tennis expert, takes you to the court to play your first game.
• B) you choose the table in the library where you usually study.
• C) you sit down to read the chapter on memory in your psychology book.
• D) your instructor models the correct way to hold your hand over the piano keys.

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Definitions:

Anti-Chinese Prejudice

Negative attitudes, beliefs, or discrimination specifically directed against individuals of Chinese descent or origin.

Attitudes and Behaviors

The relationship between individuals' beliefs and feelings about objects, people, or events, and their actions.

Implicit Prejudice

A form of bias or attitude that is unconsciously held, affecting one's feelings and actions towards certain groups or individuals without explicit awareness.

Post-Decision Dissonance

Cognitive dissonance experienced after making a difficult choice, typically reduced by increasing the attractiveness of the chosen alternative and decreasing the attractiveness of rejected alternatives.