In Contemplating Her Busy Schedule Over Breakfast, Professor Morgan Forgets

question 202

Multiple Choice

In contemplating her busy schedule over breakfast, Professor Morgan forgets that she has to meet with a textbook representative at 2:00 p.m., illustrating a failure in _____ memory due to _____.

• A)prospective; suggestibility
• B)source; transience
• C)prospective; absentmindedness
• D)source; absentmindedness

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Definitions:

Basal Ganglia

A group of structures in the brain involved in processing information on movement and coordination, as well as aspects of learning and emotional response.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that temporarily stores an image that has been perceived visually.

Echoic Memory

A component of sensory memory that retains audio information, allowing sounds to be remembered for short periods after the original sound is produced.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, acting as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, and is capable of holding a vast amount of information, but only for a very short period.