In Order to Eliminate Poverty, Some Assumptions Have to Change

question 34

Multiple Choice

In order to eliminate poverty, some assumptions have to change, including assuming that __________.

• A) poverty is a structural issue that cannot be fixed with a better economy or more personal responsibility
• B) poverty is an isolated problem
• C) poverty can be fixed with a concentrated charity effort
• D) the government can do very little to alleviate poverty

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Definitions:

Depth of Processing

A concept in cognitive psychology that describes the level at which information is thought about, where deeper levels of analysis lead to better memory retention.

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), often associated with prolonged alcoholism.

Retroactive Interference

A memory phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with the recall of previously learned information.

Encoding Specificity Principle

A principle that suggests the recall of information is improved when the contexts present at encoding and retrieval are similar.