Information Learned While a Person Is ________ Is Best Recalled

question 67

Multiple Choice

Information learned while a person is ________ is best recalled when that person is ________.

• A) sad;happy
• B) drunk;sober
• C) angry;calm
• D) drunk;drunk

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Definitions:

Recognition Test

A method of assessing memory by asking individuals to identify previously encountered items among novel ones.

Neisser

A psychologist known for his work in cognitive psychology and his contributions to the understanding of memory and cognition.

Laboratory Studies

Research conducted in a controlled environment where variables can be manipulated to observe their effects on the subject.

Flashbulb Memory

A phenomenon in which people recall their personal circumstances (e.g., where they were, whom they were with, what they were doing) at the time they heard of or witnessed an unexpected and very significant event (e.g., an assassination, a natural disaster).