Suppose You (A Student) Are Asked by a Teacher to Learn

question 19

Multiple Choice

Suppose you (a student) are asked by a teacher to learn a poem you will recite in front of your class. Soon after, both you and a classmate, J.P., are asked by another teacher to learn the lyrics to an unfamiliar song. When you and
J.P. are later asked to remember the song lyrics, you have a much more difficult time recalling them than J.P. does.
This impairment of your performance is most likely attributable to.

• A)proactive interference.
• B)your overloading the phonological loop.
• C)a release from proactive interference.
• D)a recency effect.

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Definitions:

Ought-Schemas

Cognitive structures that represent an individual's beliefs about the duties, obligations, and expectations they or others should adhere to.

Self-Schemas

Cognitive structures representing one's beliefs and feelings about oneself in specific domains, guiding how we process self-related information.

Context-Specific Nodes

Elements or points within a network that are defined or activated by the particular context or environment in which they are situated.

Ideal Self

An individual's concept of how they would like to be, embodying their aspirations, goals, and values.