A Son Is Not Paying Attention to His Father

question 280

Multiple Choice

A son is not paying attention to his father.His father asks sternly,"What did I just say?" and the son can only meekly respond,"You just asked me,'What did I just say?'" What memory store was encoding this information,despite the son not paying attention?

• A)auditory memory
• B)working memory
• C)iconic memory
• D)echoic memory

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment, a principle established by B.F. Skinner.

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Learned Helplessness

A psychological condition in which an individual perceives they have no control over the outcome of events, leading to passive or depressive behaviors.