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ockenbury& Hockenbury, Discovering Psychology. 7e 12. Which of the following top

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ockenbury& Hockenbury, Discovering Psychology. 7e 12. Which of the following topics in memory is the MOST controvers a. suppression b. repression c. déjà vu experiences d. working memory 13. Elizabeth Loftus demonstrated the importance of when she showed ide of a car accident to two groups of research participants but then gave each group questions regarding what they had seen. a. the misinformation effect b. the encoding specificity principle C. repression d. schemas 14. Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to false memories? a. the misinformation effect b. schema distortion c. imagination inflation d. the trauma of the event 15. Memory is demonstrated at the neuronal level through the phenomenon of a. amnesia. b. dementia. c. long-term potentiation. d. an action potential.

Explanation / Answer

The answers are:

12) The answer is option b, "repression".

Controversies around the accuracy and existence of repressed memory often takes place.

13) The answer is option b, "the encoding specificity principle"

According to this principle, human memories are easily retrieved if external conditions are at the time of retrieval similar to those in existence at the time when the memory is stored.

14) The answer is option d, "trauma of the event"

According to this, trauma causes distortions in memory such as PTSD , however it leading to false memories is erroneous..

15) The answer is option c, "long-term potentiation".

This is the continuous strengthening of synapses based on recent patterns of activity. This modification of synaptic strength causes memory formations.