Kosuke Is a Japanese Student Who Just Won a Drawing

question 6

Multiple Choice

Kosuke is a Japanese student who just won a drawing competition.Kent is a Canadian student who also just won a drawing competition.Immediately after their victories,they were asked to create another drawing.Compared to Kosuke,what is Kent more likely to do?

• A)spend more time drawing than Kosuke
• B)stop drawing earlier than Kosuke
• C)draw for about the same amount of time as Kosuke
• D)spend less time drawing than he would if he had not won
• E)move on to a different task

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Definitions:

Proactive and Retroactive Inhibition

Forms of interference where old information interferes with the learning of new information (proactive) and where new information causes forgetting of old information (retroactive).

New Long-Term Memories

The process of converting new information into a state that can be recalled after a period of time, involving the consolidation and storage of information.

Old Memories

Stored recollections from the past that can influence current behavior and thought processes, sometimes fading or distorting over time.

Episodic Memory

A form of permanent memory focused on recalling individual events, conditions, and lived experiences.