Joe Has a Big Spanish Exam Coming Up Next Week

question 34

Multiple Choice

Joe has a big Spanish exam coming up next week. Will it help him if he visualizes himself "acing" the exam? What about if he visualizes himself studying really hard for the exam?

• A) Neither of these things will help him.
• B) Both of these things will help him about equally.
• C) Both of these things will help him-but visualizing himself acing the exam (the true end goal) will help more than visualizing himself studying really hard.
• D) Both of these things will help him-but visualizing himself studying really hard (which will likely lead to him actually studying harder) will help more than visualizing himself acing the exam.

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Definitions:

Sensory Recorder

A hypothetical or metaphoric device that captures and stores sensory experiences exactly as they are perceived.

Retrograde Amnesia

A form of amnesia where individuals lose memories for events that occurred before a specific event, often a brain injury or trauma.

Memory Loss

The inability to remember information, experiences, or people, which can be temporary or permanent.

Anterograde Amnesia

The inability to form new memories following the onset of an amnesia-causing event, though long-term memories from before the event may remain intact.