At the supermarket, Charlotte finds it much easier to remember the food items she needs when she puts them into the categories of fruits, vegetables, and meat. What encoding process is Charlotte using to create and recall memories?
A) organizational
B) transformative
C) semantic
D) visual imagery
A) organizational
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Herb is a participant in a study of problem solving. To help understand the steps Herb is going through to solve the problem, the researcher has asked him to verbalize his ongoing thoughts. Researchers studying problem solving call these verbalizations
a. think-aloud protocols. b. moment-by-moment introspections. c. verbatim verbalizations. d. auditory thoughts.
Why is learning defined in terms of the mechanisms of behavior rather than by a behavior change itself?
a. Behavior changes are short-lived; changes in the mechanisms are enduring. b. Behavior is due to many factors besides learning. c. Behavior does not change due to interaction with environmental stimuli. d. Behavior cannot be quantified; mechanisms can be.
Prepared learning is considered to be on a continuum. At one end, an instinctive
behavior pattern is compatible with the task to be learned. At the other is incompatibility. Key pecking by pigeons to avoid shock is (a) at the compatible end (b) about the middle of the continuum (c) at the incompatible end (d) not on the continuum
A woman undergoes a type of circumcision in which both the labia minora and majora are removed in addition to the clitoris. This is known as a
a. clitoridectomy b. pharaonic circumcision c. sunna circumcision d. vaginectomy