After Meeting a New Neighbor, Shandra Mistakenly Calls Him "David

question 18

Multiple Choice

After meeting a new neighbor, Shandra mistakenly calls him "David" on several occasions. Eventually the neighbor kindly corrects her, saying, "My name is actually Darren." After that, Shandra correctly calls the man "Darren," but initially she has to work hard not to call him "David" instead. Which one of the following concepts best characterizes the change in Shandra's memory?

• A) retrieval-induced forgetting
• B) encoding specificity
• C) the misinformation effect
• D) an identity cue

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Definitions:

Bit Level

Bit level refers to the smallest unit of data in computing, dealing with operations and processes at the level of individual bits.

Word Level

Pertains to the handling or processing of data in units of words, typically a set number of bits processed together, such as 16 or 32 bits.

Value

A specific piece of data, often numerical, representing the magnitude, quantity, or importance of a variable or parameter in a process or calculation.

Source

The origin from which something comes, such as electricity in an electrical circuit, or data in an information system.