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1
Several processes account for memory failures; decay is:
A)the loss of information through nonuse.
B)the erasure of engrams.
C)information in memory disrupting the recall of other information.
D)None of these.
2
Fugetza Lot cannot remember her boyfriend's grandmother's name because there are insufficient retrieval cues to rekindle information that is in her memory. This is an example of:
A)decay.
B)cue-dependent forgetting.
C)proactive interference.
D)retroactive interference.
3
You may not remember your old phone number after you have moved to another state because your new number has replaced it. This is caused by:
A)retrograde amnesia.
B)retroactive interference.
C)source amnesia.
D)proactive interference.
4
A loss of memory that occurs for events that follow an injury is called:
A)Alzheimer's disease.
B)Korskafoff's syndrome.
C)retrograde amnesia.
D)anterograde amnesia.
5
Which of the following is NOT a method for improving your memory?
A)use the keyword technique
B)take a drug like ginkgo biloba
C)practice and rehearse
D)rely on organization cues





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