Alcohol-Related Disorders Are

question 30

Multiple Choice

Alcohol-related disorders are

• A) on the decline in the United States.
• B) relatively rare forms of mental disorders.
• C) among the most common forms of mental disorders.
• D) not widely enough studied to draw firm conclusions.

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Definitions:

Decay

The gradual reduction in the strength, quality, or quantity of something over time.

Peg Method

A mnemonic technique that involves associating items to be remembered with a list of peg words you have memorized in advance.

Method of Loci

A mnemonic strategy that involves visualizing items to be remembered in specific physical locations.

Forgetting Curve

The graphic pattern representing the relationship between measures of learning and the length of the retention interval: As the retention interval gets longer, memory decreases.