Three friends are having a discussion about taxes, but the conversation is soon sidetracked as different statements bring up related ideas. The conversation drifts from taxes, to politicians, to the election, to fund-raising. This shift in the focus of the conversation is consistent with Collins and Loftus' theory of:

A. prospective memory processes.

B. spreading activation within a semantic network.

C. schema-based recall of information.

D. mood-congruent memory.

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Axel Salazar

2 June, 16:14

Three friends are having a discussion about taxes, but the conversation is soon sidetracked as different statements bring up related ideas. The conversation drifts from taxes, to politicians, to the election, to fund-raising. This shift in the focus of the conversation is consistent with Collins and Loftus' theory of:

A. prospective memory processes.

B. spreading activation within a semantic network.

C. schema-based recall of information.

D. mood-congruent memory.

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Arthur Cordova · Answer 1

Answer: B

Explanation: I got b because it makes more sense.

when you activate one concept, you're pulling up related concepts along with it. and they are all related to each other