An Encoding Failure Occurs When _____

question 22

Multiple Choice

An encoding failure occurs when _____.

• A) information fails to be stored into long-term memory
• B) newly learned information interferes with pre-existing knowledge
• C) pre-existing knowledge interferes with newly learned information
• D) the number of neural connections decreases over time

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Definitions:

Infrastructure

The fundamental physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, such as roads, bridges, and water supply.

Superstructure

In Marxist theory, the cultural, legal, political, and ideological systems and institutions that derive from and support the economic base of a society.

Ethnocentrism

The act of judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture.

Cultural Relativism

The idea that a person's actions and convictions should be interpreted by others within the context of that person's own cultural background.