In a Study Discussed in Your Textbook,volunteers Were Shown Old

question 93

Multiple Choice

In a study discussed in your textbook,volunteers were shown old childhood photos their parents had provided,including pictures of events like riding in a balloon.What did this study find?

• A)The photos triggered repressed memories from some volunteers' childhoods.
• B)The volunteers could not remember any of the events that occurred before they were three years old.
• C)After several sessions,many volunteers could recount memories for the events in the photos,even when the photos had been digitally altered to show things that never happened to them.
• D)The photographs that were in colour were more successful in cueing forgotten memories than the black-and-white photographs.

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Definitions:

Everyday Memory

The capacity to remember and recall day-to-day events and interactions, crucial for normal functioning and social interaction.

Memory Strategies

Techniques that enhance an individual's ability to retain, recall, and reconstruct memories.

Improve Memory

Actions or strategies aimed at enhancing the ability to store, retain, and recall information.

Atkinson and Shiffrin Model

A model of human memory proposed by Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin that describes memory in terms of three stores: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.