Effortful Processing Is Encoding That Requires

question 167

Multiple Choice

Effortful processing is encoding that requires

• A) implicit memory.
• B) conscious attention.
• C) visual imagery.
• D) echoic memory.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Contrast

The change in response strength or rate to a stimulus when the background or context stimuli are altered.

Stimulus Generalization

The process in psychology where a response that has been conditioned to a specific stimulus is also elicited by similar stimuli.

Discriminative Operant

A type of operant conditioning in which behavior is controlled by stimuli that signal the reinforcement of a behavioral response.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon where the rate of response to a stimulus changes significantly due to the introduction of a reinforcement or punishment to another stimulus.