In a Study Described in Your Textbook, Psychologists Studied Students

question 123

Multiple Choice

In a study described in your textbook, psychologists studied students who lived in poorly designed and crowded dormitories. By comparing these students to others who had better accommodations, the psychologists determined that the stressful living conditions caused the students to:

• A) become emotionally closer to the other students sharing the same space.
• B) focus their anger onto one or two "scapegoats."
• C) develop emotional coping strategies.
• D) lose their sense of control and feel helpless.

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

The part of the memory system where small amounts of information can be stored for a short period of time.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, lasting up to several seconds.

Long-Term Memory

Refers to the phase of memory responsible for storing information for an extended period, ranging from a few minutes to a lifetime.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory that allows individuals to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased.