Homework Help: psychology

Posted by lachelle mitchell on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 2:13pm.

Justin’s new telephone number is 663-7589. He frequently tells people that it is 633-7589. He is puzzled as to why he keeps doing that until he realizes that the first three digits of his social security number are 633. Justin realizes that his problem is caused by: a.)decay. b.)interference. c.)reconstruction. d.)serial positioning.

psychology - lachelle mitchell, Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 2:15pm
i seriously don't get this but i think it's a.) what about you
psychology - lachelle mitchell, Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 2:18pm
can someone help me
psychology - lachelle mitchell, Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 2:21pm
please anybody
psychology - lachelle mitchell, Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 2:27pm
hello i 'm in a rush please help i'm dieing here
psychology - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 2:39pm
Read these articles -- or at least enough of each one to understand the concept.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decay_theory

http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/vockell/edPsybook/Edpsy6/edpsy6_forgetting.htm

http://psychology.lyana.ca//dictionary/memory-reconstruction/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_position_effect

I don't think a is correct.
psychology - bobpursley, Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 4:01pm
I have a problem with two of my grandsons, the same age, different moms, but they look alike. I get the names wrong when I call them, for one reason or another, other things interfere with the name coming out right.
psychology - PsyDAG, Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 12:42pm
It definitely is interference.

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