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- 1. Introduction to Psychology1h 43m
- 2. Psychology Research2h 20m
- 3. Biological Psychology2h 41m
- 4. Sensation and Perception28m
- 5. Consciousness and Sleep32m
- 6. Learning1h 26m
- 7. Memory34m
- 8. Cognition37m
- 9. Emotion and Motivation35m
- 10. Developmental Psychology1h 20m
- 11. Personality1h 17m
- 12. Social Psychology1h 18m
- 13. Stress and Health41m
- 14. Psychological Disorders1h 27m
- 15. Treatment1h 24m
7. Memory
Information Processing Model
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Juana was certain that the man she saw in the police photograph was the man who stole her purse. Later, another man confessed to the crime. This is an example of
A
decay.
B
retrograde amnesia.
C
a false positive.
D
repression.

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Understand the context: Juana identified a man in a police photograph as the thief, but another man later confessed to the crime.
Identify the psychological concept: This situation involves a memory error where Juana incorrectly identified someone as the perpetrator.
Consider the options: Decay refers to the fading of memory over time, retrograde amnesia involves loss of past memories, and repression is the unconscious blocking of distressing memories.
Focus on 'false positive': In psychology, a false positive occurs when a person incorrectly identifies or recalls something that did not happen or is not true.
Conclude that Juana's situation is an example of a false positive, as she mistakenly identified the wrong person as the thief.
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