According to Current Cognitive Theories,information May Be Lost from Long-Term

question 105

Multiple Choice

According to current cognitive theories,information may be lost from long-term memory in all of the following ways EXCEPT by

• A)interference.
• B)lack of use.
• C)substitution.
• D)time decay.

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Definitions:

American Behaviorism

A school of psychology that focuses on observable behaviors and disregards mental processes.

John B. Watson

An American psychologist who is considered one of the founders of behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus used during the original conditioning.

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an aversive stimulus, leading to an anticipatory fear response.