In a study by Posner, Welton, & Goldsmith (1967), participants saw a bunch of dot patterns, and then later had to classify them as previously seen or unseen
When participants saw a dot pattern that resembled all of the
other ones, but that wasn't presented, they still tended to classify it as previously seen. This finding supports:
a) exemplar approach.
b) the essentialist view.
c) prototype approach.
d) the classical view.
Answer: c
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. have incredible retention of detail. b. retain most of what they have learned. c. forget information but only after the passage of a considerable period of time. d. forget most of what they learn almost immediately.
Most informal youth societies are located:
A) in church. B) in school. C) in street gangs. D) outside of school.
Writing a chapter outline, making notes in the margins, organizing information into categories, and underlining key passages are all examples of __________.
A. retrieval clues B. cognitive-lateral organization C. selective attention D. mnemonic devices