Memory Inhibition in Psychology

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What is cryptomnesia?

  • Unintentional plagiarism due to distraction during encoding (correct)
  • Plagiarism with full awareness of the source
  • Intentional plagiarism
  • Plagiarism of ideas from well-known sources

How does semantic memo differ from episodic memory?

  • Episodic memory relates to general knowledge
  • Episodic memory is more stable than semantic memory
  • Semantic memory is bound to a specific time or place
  • Semantic memory is not bound to a specific time or place (correct)

What is the function of knowledge according to the text?

  • To distract from critical thinking
  • To hinder ambiguous information interpretation
  • To help make decisions and interpret the world (correct)
  • To confuse decision-making processes

Why is context important according to the text?

<p>It assists in interpreting ambiguous information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Semantic network model propose?

<p>Hierarchical organization linking related concepts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cognitive economy in the context of the Semantic network model?

<p>Storing properties once at the highest possible node (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Semantic verification test?

<p>Assessing reaction time based on true/false statements about concept properties (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do more distant associations take longer to respond in the Semantic verification test?

<p>'Semantic distance' causing longer retrieval times (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Info we know about the world to make decisions' refers to which type of memory?

<p>'Semantic memo' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Theories of semantic memory' includes all of the following models EXCEPT:

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