Which of the Following Statements Helps to Explain Why Politicians

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements helps to explain why politicians and other governmental officials routinely attempt to address the future of Social Security?

• A)Outlays have increased dramatically since the program began.
• B)Outlays have decreased dramatically since the program began.
• C)Fewer people now receive Social Security benefits than at any time in history.
• D)The number of people receiving Social Security has remained constant.

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Definitions:

Storage

In cognitive psychology, the retention of information or experiences in the brain for later retrieval, an essential component of the memory process.

Retrieval

The process of accessing and recalling information or memories from one's mind.

Fuzzy Trace Theory

States that memory is best understood by considering two types of memory representations: (1) verbatim memory trace; and (2) fuzzy trace, or gist. According to this theory, older children’s better memory is attributed to the fuzzy traces created by extracting the gist of information.

Verbatim Memory Trace

The detailed and precise recall of exact details, such as words or images, from memory.