What Is the Primary Reason That Doctors Are More Persuasive

question 185

Multiple Choice

What is the primary reason that doctors are more persuasive than celebrities?

• A) Doctors are more attractive.
• B) Doctors are friendlier.
• C) Doctors are more credible.
• D) Doctors are more familiar.

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where older memories inhibit the ability to remember new information.

Retroactive Interference

The process where newly acquired information interferes with and hampers the recall of previously acquired information.

Cue-dependent Forgetting

A type of memory loss that occurs when the information is present but the cue needed to retrieve it is missing. It demonstrates how cues related to the context of learning can trigger recall.

Interference

The process by which the presence or action of one thing affects the behavior or attributes of another, often used in the context of waves or signals.