Question
8. Walking into your bedroom , you think, "I need to get my backpack in the kitchen." When you reach the kitchen, you forget what you came there for. As you return to your bedroom, you suddenly remember. "Backpack!" This sudden recall is best explained by (A) flashbulb memory formation (B) the misinformation effect (C) context-dependent memory (D) source amnesia (E) semantic encoding 9. Austin can't remember Jack Smith's name because he wasn't paying attention when Jack was formally introduced. Austin's poor memory is best explained in terms of (A) source amnesia (B) storage decay (C) proactive interference (D) encoding failure (E) retroactive interference 10. When Loftus and Palmer asked observers of a filmed car accident how fast the vehicles were going when they "smashed into each other rather than "hit" or "contacted" each other, the observers developed memories of the accident that (A) demonstrated repression of significant aspects of the accident (B) omitted some of the most painful aspects of the event (C) were more accurate than the memories of observers who had not been immediately questioned about what they saw (D) were influenced by whether Loftus and Palmer identified them- selves as police officers (E) portrayed the event as more serious than it had actually been
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8. (C) context-dependent memory 9. (D) encoding failure 10. (E) portrayed the event as more serious than it had actually been