​By Studying Asthma Patients, Researchers Have Determined That Acute Episodes

question 17

Multiple Choice

​By studying asthma patients, researchers have determined that acute episodes or asthma attacks can be precipitated by:

• A) ​physiological but not psychological triggers.
• B) ​physiological but also psychological triggers.
• C) ​psychological but not physiological triggers.
• D) ​variables not yet identified as being triggers.

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Definitions:

Memory Sin

The concept that memory is fallible, including errors like forgetting, distortion, or fabrication, as categorized by psychologist Daniel Schacter.

Bias

A tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against something, often in a manner considered to be unfair or prejudiced.

Misinformation Effect

The effect in which an individual's accuracy in recalling episodic memories diminishes as a result of information received after the event.

Retroactive Interference

A situation in which recently acquired knowledge hinders the ability to remember information that was learned earlier.