Carlton Often Gets So Wrapped Up in a Video Game

question 36

Multiple Choice

Carlton often gets so wrapped up in a video game that he has little or no awareness of events going on around him. An entire afternoon can pass by very quickly as he meets one challenge after another in his video-game world. Carlton's motivation state can best be characterized as involving:

• A) Flow
• B) Drive reduction
• C) Self-handicapping
• D) Extrinsic motivation

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Definitions:

Interference

The process by which the storage or retrieval of information is impaired by the presence of other similar information.

Trace Consolidation

The process by which temporary memory representations are transformed into a more durable form, contributing to long-term memory.

Decay

The gradual degradation or loss of information, matter, or quality over time, often used in the context of memory.

Encoding-Specificity Principle

The Encoding-Specificity Principle suggests that memory recall is most effective when information available at the time of recall is similar to the information present at the time of encoding.