Which of the Following Scenarios Exemplifies Spontaneous Recovery

question 431

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios exemplifies spontaneous recovery?

• A) Alexis is a former cocaine user. Now that she no longer uses, her hands no longer shake, and her heart no longer pounds when she hears a car pull into her drive, like her dealer used to do in his car.
• B) Alexis uses cocaine. She no longer feels quite the same rush as she did when she fist started using.
• C) Alexis is a former cocaine user in recovery. After a relapse, though, her hands shake and her heart pounds when she hears a car pull into her drive, like her dealer used to do in his car.
• D) Alexis has relapsed on cocaine. She finds that she doesn't need quite as much of the drug to feel its effects as she did immediately before she stopped using the last time.

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Definitions:

Encoding Specificity

The principle that recall is more effective if the context at the time of encoding matches the context at the time of retrieval.

Retroactive Interference

A memory phenomenon where new information hinders the ability to recall older information.

Mnemonic Device

A technique or strategy used to enhance memory and learning ability by organizing information into more familiar or simpler forms, often using patterns of letters, ideas, or associations.

Hypnotic Trance

A deeply relaxed and suggestible state of mind, achieved through hypnosis, where conscious awareness is reduced.