Jonas Was Filling Out a Job Application and Was Required

question 187

Multiple Choice

Jonas was filling out a job application and was required to disclose his home address, social security number, and e-mail address. According to Freud, this kind of general information in our memory that can be easily recalled is stored in the ________.

• A) unconscious mind
• B) subconscious mind
• C) preconscious mind
• D) conscious mind

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Definitions:

Misinformation Effect

The phenomenon where a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate because of post-event information, often leading to false memories.

Encoding Failure

The inability to transfer information from short-term memory to long-term memory, leading to forgetting.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories hinder the recall of newly learned information.

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon in which newer memories impair the retrieval of older memories stored previously.