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The concept of working memory a. clarifies the idea of short-term memory by focusing on the active processing that occurs in this stage. b. splits short-term memory into two substages- sensory memory and working memory. c. splits short-term memory into two areas-working (retrievable) memory and inaccessible memory. d. clarifies the idea of short-term memory by focusing on space, time, and frequency.

The hippocampus seems to function as a a. temporary processing site for explicit memories. b. temporary processing site for implicit memories. c. permanent storage area for emotion-based memories. d. permanent storage area for iconic and echoic memories.

Specific odors, visual images, emotions, or other associations that help us access a memory are examples of a. relearning. b. déjà vu. c. declarative memories. d. retrieval cues.

When tested immediately after viewing a list of words, people tend to recall the first and last items more readily than those in the middle. When retested after a delay, they are most likely to recall a. the first items on the list. b. the first and last items on the list. c. a few items at random. d. the last items on the list.

Freud proposed that painful or unacceptable memories are blocked from consciousness through a mechanism called ________

Children can be accurate eyewitnesses if a. interviewers give the children hints about what really happened. b. a neutral person asks nonleading questions soon after the event, in words the children can understand. c. the children have a chance to talk with involved adults before the interview. d. interviewers use precise technical and medical terms.