You Ask Your Friend Drew What She Had for Dinner

question 150

Multiple Choice

You ask your friend Drew what she had for dinner last night,and she responds that she can't remember because her "short-term memory isn't working." Based on the information you have learned in your psychology course,what might you say to Drew about her short-term memory?

• A)You should really get your short-term memory checked out as that is not normal.
• B)The duration of your short-term memory is really only about 20 seconds,so that is not related to your forgetting.
• C)Your sensory memory is likely the cause of forgetting dinner because there were too many things to encode while eating.
• D)Short-term memories are often faulty,and we have difficulty retaining information in this type of memory for longer than a day.

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Definitions:

Lateral Rotator

A muscle that rotates a limb away from the body's midline.

Pectoralis Major

A large chest muscle that plays a key role in moving the shoulder joint.

Latissimus Dorsi

A large, flat muscle on the back that helps in movement of the shoulder and arm, including extension and rotation.

Teres Major

An upper limb muscle that helps rotate and draw the arm towards the body.