Which of the Following Skills Would an Amnesia Patient Be

question 829

Multiple Choice

Which of the following skills would an amnesia patient be the most likely to learn?

• A) learning a new telephone number or new address
• B) remembering the names of three new people to which they were just introduced
• C) solving a complex puzzle in a normal amount of time
• D) relating current events that were read in the morning newspaper

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Definitions:

Punishment

A consequence that decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur.

Extinction

The diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement or pairing of stimuli is removed.

Generalization

The process by which a response is given in the presence of stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that originally elicited the response.

Fixed-Interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule where a response is rewarded only after a fixed amount of time has elapsed.