According to some motor-learning theorists, memory for skills is the process of learning to perceive and distinguish among various "opportunities for action" available to a performer (i.e., learning what the environment will allow us to do and which of the many actions available will be most effective in a given situation). In this perspective, such opportunities for action are called
____________________. (Hint: Boschker, Bakken, and Michaels explored these in their experiment on the skill of wall-climbing.)
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
affordances
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What is extraversion?
a. Tendency to minimize anger and hostility b. Enjoyment of new intellectual experiences and new ideas c. Striving for a sense of accomplishment d. Seeking excitement and enjoying others' company
The rate at which energy is used up in the body is referred to as one's
a. ionization. b. metabolism. c. caloric intake. d. BMI.
One of the reasons that people make external attributions is to
(a) protect their self esteem (b) avoid the fundamental attribution error (c) recognize real causes (d) maintain the illusion of control (e) make their behavior consistent with their beliefs
The textbook illustrated the production of negative afterimages by suggesting that readers stare at the center of a green heart, edged in yellow. After 20 seconds, when the gaze was switched to a white paper, there was a "change of heart!"
What colors did you "see" in the image of the heart on the white paper? How does opponent-process theory explain this finding? What will be an ideal response?