Question

1. every day as she walks to school, mamie passes a mural painted on the side of a building. however, when asked, she says she does not remember ever seeing it. which of the following is the best explanation for this occurrence?

a) because of the time span being exposed to the mural, the spacing effect has interrupted memory formation.
b) such implicit memory is stored in the cerebellum, thus mamie must have experienced damage to that brain region.
c) mamie is experiencing retroactive interference, leading to her forgetting past information.
d) mamie has not paid attention to the incoming information so it was not encoded into long - term memory.
e) the memory of the mural has decayed over time.

1. the ability to control ones impulses and delay immediate pleasures in pursuit of long - term goals is most clearly a characteristic of

a) mental age.
b) divergent thinking.
c) savant syndrome.
d) heritability.
e) emotional intelligence.

1. the organization of information into meaningful units is called

a) the spacing effect.
b) iconic memory.
c) automatic processing.
d) the peg - word system.
e) chunking.

in trying to solve a potentially complicated problem quickly, we are most likely
phonemes.
algorithms.
heuristics.
framing.
prototypes.

Explanation:

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To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The spacing effect relates to learning over spaced intervals, not memory formation interruption here. Eliminate.
• Option B: Implicit memory (like procedural) is not stored in the cerebellum in this context, and there's no indication of brain damage. Eliminate.
• Option C: Retroactive interference is new info interfering with old, but here the mural info wasn't encoded. Eliminate.
• Option D: If Mamie didn't pay attention, the info (mural) wasn't encoded into long - term memory, so she can't recall it. This fits.
• Option E: Memory decay implies it was encoded and then decayed, but here it was never encoded. Eliminate.

Analyze each option:

• Option A: Mental age is related to cognitive development level, not impulse control. Eliminate.
• Option B: Divergent thinking is about generating multiple ideas, not impulse control. Eliminate.
• Option C: Savant syndrome is exceptional skill in a narrow area, not related to impulse control. Eliminate.
• Option D: Heritability is about genetic influence on traits, not impulse control. Eliminate.
• Option E: Emotional intelligence includes self - management, like controlling impulses and delaying gratification for long - term goals. This fits.

Analyze each option:

• Option A: Spacing effect is about learning over time intervals, not organizing info. Eliminate.
• Option B: Iconic memory is visual sensory memory, not organizing info. Eliminate.
• Option C: Automatic processing is unconscious info processing, not organizing into units. Eliminate.
• Option D: Peg - word system is a mnemonic device, not about organizing info into units. Eliminate.
• Option E: Chunking is defined as organizing information into meaningful units. This fits.

Answer:

D. Mamie has not paid attention to the incoming information so it was not encoded into long - term memory.

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