Sam Recalls the Wonderful Football Team of His University Days

question 33

Multiple Choice

Sam recalls the wonderful football team of his university days and the great season the team had in his senior year.In fact,the record was only mediocre.Sam's memory of it as more successful than it actually was is probably due to:

• A)transience.
• B)blocking.
• C)suggestibility.
• D)bias.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, innate reaction to a stimulus that occurs naturally without any prior learning or conditioning.

Fourth Of July

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Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral but, after pairing with the unconditioned stimulus, begins to provoke a conditioned response.