Last Week Lisa Took an Abnormal Psychology Test and Did

question 66

Multiple Choice

Last week Lisa took an abnormal psychology test and did not miss a question.However,when a guest speaker came to class a week later to talk about schizophrenia,she had trouble remembering some of the relevant class material.She remembered even less about the topic when she saw a news report on schizophrenia a month later.What memory phenomenon explains what Lisa is experiencing?

• A)mirage effect
• B)serial position curve
• C)free recall curve
• D)curve of forgetting

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Definitions:

Exponential

The rate at which current rises and falls in inductor or the rate at which capacitors charge and discharge.

Dielectric Stress

The electric stress or field strength within an insulating material, which can lead to breakdown if it exceeds the material's dielectric strength.

Voltage Difference

The difference in electric potential between two points in an electric circuit, driving the flow of current.

Farad

The SI unit of capacitance, describing a capacitor's ability to store charge per unit of electric potential difference, named after Michael Faraday.