Ulrich Neisser criticized early memory experiments for their lack of Group of answer choicesa. internal validityb. external validityc. ecological validityd. reliability

Behaviorists were most likely to attribute forgetting toGroup of answer choicesa. repressed memoriesb. decayc. interferenced. b &c

Which characteristic of human thinking is MOST closely associated with lapses in judgement?Multiple choice question.Simplified memoriesThinking efficiencyComplex memoriesThinking complexity

In a study by Reidy and Richards (1997), individuals were asked to learn lists containing threatening and non-threatening words. When asked to recall the words after a delay, highly anxious individuals were much better at recalling the negative words. This finding is hypothesised to demonstrate which of the following? Select ALL that apply.Group of answer choicesThat anxiety enhances memory.That anxious people show a memory bias towards negative stimuli.That anxious people are more intelligent.That anxious people pay more attention to threat.

Memory bias is: Attributing successes to internal factors, and failures to external factors Being more critical of negative information than positive information Repressing criticism out of conscious memory Remembering good things and forgetting or explaining away bad things

Initially , cognitive psychologists assumed that the capacity of short -term memory wasGroup of answer choicesa. 4-5 itemsb. 2-3 itemsc. 5-9 itemsd. 10-12 items.