When Modern-Day College Students Memorize One of the Lists That

question 31

Multiple Choice

When modern-day college students memorize one of the lists that Ebbinghaus memorized, what is generally true about the rate of forgetting?

• A) College students forget the items on the list much quicker than Ebbinghaus did.
• B) College students forget at about the same rate Ebbinghaus did.
• C) College students remember the items better than Ebbinghaus did.
• D) College students forget at a faster rate than Ebbinghaus, but show more spontaneous recovery.

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Definitions:

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Phallic

Pertains to the third stage in Freud's psychosexual development theory, focusing on the pleasure center around the genital area during the ages of 3 to 6 years.

Anal Character

A term from psychoanalytic theory referring to a personality type resulting from a fixation at the anal stage of development, characterized by orderliness, stubbornness, and a focus on control.

Oral Character

A personality type in psychoanalytic theory associated with issues in the oral stage of development, such as dependency.