When You Are in a Positive Mood, You Are More

question 296

Multiple Choice

When you are in a positive mood, you are more likely to recall positive memories. This phenomenon is referred to as _____, and it is one form that _____ can take.

• A) source amnesia; source monitoring
• B) mood congruence; the encoding specificity principle
• C) inattentional blindness; encoding failure
• D) mood congruence; long-term potentiation

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Definitions:

Psychosocial Crises

Conflicts between personal impulses and the social world, which Erik Erikson proposed occur throughout one's life in eight distinct stages.

Developmental Stages

Distinct periods in an organism's life characterized by specific physical, cognitive, and social milestones that individuals pass through as they grow and develop.

Turning Points

Significant events, experiences, or decisions in an individual's life that alter the direction or course of their future.

Psychosocial Development

A theory proposed by Erik Erikson that describes how individuals evolve through various social and emotional stages from childhood to adulthood.