In a classic study, Guttman and Kalish trained pigeons to peck a disc of a particular color, and then gave them the opportunity to peck ________
a. discs of various colors
b. discs of various shapes
c. discs of various sizes
d. objects other than discs
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a. sensory adaptation b. sensory gating c. sensory conflict d. selective attention
The inability to store new memories following a head injury is called __________ amnesia
a. anterograde b. retrograde c. iconic d. flashbulb
Craik and Tulving (1975) designed a study to examine methods of processing words on memory. In the first part of the experiment, they asked a question regarding the visual processing, acoustic processing, or semantic processing of the word before the subject was presented with the word. Each subject in their study experienced all three types of questions. In the second part of the study, the
researchers asked people to recognize the words that had been presented from a list containing the original words and many distractor words. What is the best description of the design of Craik and Tuliving's experiment? a. pre-test, post-test b. multiple conditions, between subjects c. single condition, between subjects d. multiple-conditions, within subjects
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary approach to studying knowledge acquisition
Indicate whether the statement is true or false