Question 1

Why do people sometimes fail to remember an uncommon word but have a feeling that it is on the "tip of the tongue"?

Accepted Answer

A)  interference from words that are similar in sound
B)  bias
C)  misattribution
D)  persistenceE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Many movies use product placement.For example, the main character in a movie may drink only Dr.Pepper.Companies pay for product placement because they assume that it increases the likelihood that audience members will later buy the product.If a person's shopping is unconsciously influenced by the appearance of a product in a movie, this effect is likely due to existence of the item in memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit
B)  semantic
C)  implicit
D)  proceduralE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Sam has to buy his girlfriend something for her birthday.One of the main reasons why Sam could forget to do this is ________ due to _.

Accepted Answer

A)  absentmindedness; decay
B)  transience; chunking
C)  absentmindedness; shallow encoding
D)  transience; shallow encodingE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Why do people sometimes fail to remember an uncommon word but have a feeling that it is on the "tip of the tongue"?

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Sam has to buy his girlfriend something for her birthday.One of the main reasons why Sam could forget to do this is ________ due to _.

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Sam has to buy his girlfriend something for her birthday.One of the main reasons why Sam could forget to do this is ________ due to _.

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