Which of the Following Is a Factor Contributing to Widespread

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a factor contributing to widespread obesity in U.S.society?

• A)fewer of today's jobs involve the physical labor common in the past
• B)more work around the house is done by machines
• C)the typical diet involves both more food and more salty and fatty food
• D)All of these responses are correct.

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Definitions:

Cue-dependent Forgetting

The failure to recall information without memory cues, suggesting that the information is not lost but cannot be retrieved.

Proactive Interference

Forgetting that occurs when previously stored material interferes with the ability to remember similar, more recently learned material.

Decay

The gradual reduction or loss of information from memory over time when it is not used or rehearsed.

Retroactive Interference

Forgetting that occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember similar material stored previously.